Miracle Claim Mine

The Miracle Claim Mine is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,361 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: Miracle Claim Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 40.50083, -109.35306

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Miracle Claim Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Miracle Claim Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Eastern Uinta Basin


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

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline

Type: L
Description: Split Mtn. Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Production): BETWEEN 0 AND 20,000 LBS. U3O8 PRODUCED

Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Production): CRAIG, L.C., 1980, APPENDIX A.

Reference (Deposit): CRAIG, L.C., ET. AL., 1980, URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION, VERNAL 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO-UTAH: DOE PGJ-026(80).

Reference (Deposit): ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT PRR ED: R-525.


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