Blue Tail Fly

The Blue Tail Fly is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 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: Blue Tail Fly  

State:  Utah

County:  Wayne

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.20278, -111.08222

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Blue Tail Fly MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Tail Fly


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Notom Area


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

Owner Name: Green Hornet Mining

Owner Name: Roy Sturgis, Jay Mckinney


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Waterpocket Fold


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT CAVED NUMEROUS SMALL SURFACE WORKINGS SHOWING NO MINERALIZATION

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 18 ; NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 17

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 20 TONS IN STOCKPILE

Comment (Deposit): ADIT CAVED. DEPOSIT INFORMATION UNKNOWN. LENGTH AND WIDTH TAKEN FROM AREAS OF SURFACE CUTS AND EXPLORATION.


References

Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY, 1973

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978


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