Canary

The Canary is a uranium mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 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: Canary  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.38194, -112.54000

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Canary MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Canary
Secondary: Canary #4 U-Beva Group


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin/Plateau Transition

Type: L
Description: Faulting-N-S 90 Deg


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): FLOODED

Comment (Geology): A SURVEY OF THE DUMP WITH COUNTER SHOWED LESS THAN .05% EU3O8


References

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.S. 1963 GEOLOGY OF URANIUM BEARING VEINS IN THE CONTERMINOUS, U.S., U.S.G.S. PP. 455A P. 23>

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, 1963, USGS PROF. PAPER 455-A, P. 23.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF 202, 1961, BEAVER QUAD, TEXT.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-29-1970

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON WALKER, USGS PP. 455

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST


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