North Mesa 2 & 5 Mines

The North Mesa 2 & 5 Mines 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: North Mesa 2 & 5 Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

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

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.67417, -110.67861

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North Mesa 2 & 5 Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Mesa 2 & 5 Mines
Secondary: Camp Bird 13 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: Temple Mountain 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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: ELONGATE, TABULAR, LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell

Type: L
Description: Temple Mountain Collapse, E - W Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone And Sandstone


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S

Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 35, T24S, R11E

Comment (Workings): NORTH MESA #2 ADIT IS ABOUT 25' HIGH FOR A LENGTH OF 200 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., 1957, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT, EMERY CO. UT.: USGS BULL. 1192

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL 1239

Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON U.S.A.E.C.

Reference (Deposit): 1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN


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