Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit

The Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,630 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

Name: Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 5,630 Feet (1,716 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.88722, -109.46056

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Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS - DISSEMINATED


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SECTION 4

Comment (Workings): DOZER WORK OVER 1000 FT BY 1500 FT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON US AEC RME 9

Reference (Deposit): PRUITT, R. G., 1961 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 71


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