Payday Mine

The Payday Mine is a uranium mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 7,159 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: Payday Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

Elevation: 7,159 Feet (2,182 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.795, -110.83306

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Payday Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Payday Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael District


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Elden Bryan, Foster Nelson


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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR - BLANKET, LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): THERE ARE TWO ADITS, BOTH CAVED

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SEC 19 AND SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC 20


References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH,: USGS BULL. 123


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