The School Section 16 is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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School Section 16 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: School Section 16
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Browns Hole Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: State Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Balsley, Tom
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1951
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
Unknown: Carnotite
Comments
Not available
References
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