The Rio Number One is a gold, copper, manganese, and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,951 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Manganese, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.5703, -113.06360
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Rio Number One MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rio Number One
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
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: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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): 1076
Reference (Deposit): LIZATION OF THOMAS RANGE AND N DRUM MTNS USGS OPEN FILE 79
Reference (Deposit): LINDSEY D A 1979 PRELIM RPT ON TERTIARY VOLCANISM AND MINERA
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS M L 1980 UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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