Cottonwood No. 2

The Cottonwood No. 2 is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,361 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cottonwood No. 2

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium

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

Owner Name: Look Mining Co.
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BLANDING DIST SAN JUAN CO UTAH USAEC RME 3093

Reference (Deposit): JUAN CO UTAH USAEC RME 109

Reference (Deposit): STOKES WL 1954 REL OF SED TRENDS TEC FEAT AND ORE DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): OF COLO PLAT USGS PP. 300 P. 243

Reference (Deposit): PITMAN RK 1958 U-V DEPOSITS COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA SAN

Reference (Deposit): DODD PH 1956 EXAM OF URANIUM DEPOSITS UPPER JVR MORRISON FM

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