Rats Nest

The Rats Nest is a uranium mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 5,240 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: Rats Nest  

State:  Utah

County:  Garfield

Elevation: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.78083, -110.65944

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Rats Nest MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rats Nest


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns./South/Del Monte


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Prospectors, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Henry Mtns. Basin

Type: L
Description: South Flank Little Rockies Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): HAS POTENTIAL (AREA OF FAVORABLE GROUND)

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTIONS

Comment (Workings): COYOTE HOLES


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKE, G. L. AND OTHERS, 1951 , GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TRACHYTE DISTRICT, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH: USAEC. RMO-912 , 7 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1959 RECON JOHNSON, BULL. 1087-C

Reference (Deposit): 1967 MINEMAP UGMS - SP. ST. 22

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM MAS

Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B. AND OTHERS, 1953 , GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P. 228 .

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SP. ST. 22 .

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 .


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