Rock Door #1

The Rock Door #1 is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.

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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: Rock Door #1  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 37.01472, -110.21528

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Rock Door #1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Door #1


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Sandstone


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS, TWO ARE 50 FT. LONG, MIDDLE ADIT HAS SHALLOW WINZE; EASTERN ADIT IS 60 FT LONG AND HAS NO MINERALIZATION

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 25


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L.M., 1977


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