Valley View Mine

The Valley View Mine is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 7,841 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: Valley View Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 7,841 Feet (2,390 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.55694, -109.31944

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Satelite image of the Valley View Mine

Valley View Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Valley View Mine


Commodity

Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Wilson Mesa


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Cording, William F.

Owner Name: G. And D Exploration


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
Physiographic Detail: La Sal Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR BLANKET


Structure

Not available


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: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Mica
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): PORTAL PARTLY CAVED BUT OPEN. SOME CAVING INSIDE. MINOR WATER IN WORKINGS

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION:


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, BLAIR M., 1977


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