Cottonwood No. 1

The Cottonwood No. 1 is a uranium mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,679 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: Cottonwood No. 1  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 39.32361, -110.66472

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Cottonwood No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cottonwood No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: North San Rafael Swell Area


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratiform
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: San Rafael Swell


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite


Comments

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

Comment (Reserve-Resource): UGMS, 1975

Comment (Deposit): URANIUM ASSOCIATED WITH DINOSAUR BONE, SMALL BONES ARE RADIOACTIVE

Comment (Workings): ONE SHORT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ADIT, SOME DOZER TRENCHING


References

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, J.A., 1982, NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION, PRICE QUADRANGLE, UTAH: DOE PGJ/F-055 (82).

Reference (Deposit): UGMS, 1975, URANIUM-VANADIUM REPORT NO. 19.


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