The Windy Day is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,358 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,358 Feet (1,633 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.5661, -110.22440
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Windy Day MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Day
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH USGS BULL 1132
Reference (Deposit): PLORATORY DRILLING IN DEER FLAT WHITECANYON DIST SAN JUAN CO
Reference (Deposit): FINNELL TL FRANKS PC HUBBARD HA 1963 GEOLOGY ORE DEPOSITS EX
Reference (Deposit): ITE CANYON AREA SAN JUAN CO UTAH USGS BULL 1125
Reference (Deposit): THADEN RE TRITES AF FINNELL 1964 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS WH
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