Beryllium Bearing Tuffs

The Beryllium Bearing Tuffs is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 4,774 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

Name: Beryllium Bearing Tuffs

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 4,774 Feet (1,455 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.7128, -113.21060

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Beryllium Bearing Tuffs MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beryllium Bearing Tuffs


Commodity

Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Thomas Range


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Brush Wellman Inc
Home Office: 67 West 2950 South Salt Lake City Utah
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1959
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

Unknown: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RESERVES SEVERAL MILLON TONS FROM TAILINGS EVENTUALLY NO RECOVERY YET FROM BERYLLIUM ORES LOCATIONS SEC 31 32 T125 R12W SEC4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 T13 MAXIMUM SURFACE AREA WILL BE SEVERAL SQARE MILES EVENTUALLY


References

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