Canary Big Fault

The Canary Big Fault is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,459 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: Canary Big Fault  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 4,459 Feet (1,359 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.48194, -109.60028

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Canary Big Fault MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Canary Big Fault
Secondary: Operated and Shipped As Part of Monte Cristo Group


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Moab 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: Uranium Production Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1955
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR, IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: R
Description: E. Flank Cane Creek Anticline

Type: L
Description: N 40 Deg W Trending Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Bleaching


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: U3O8 = .022 , V2O5 = .720


Materials

Ore: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 , SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): 6 WORKINGS ALONG FAULT ZONE

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950S


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE H26 - 1 FT. CHIP ACCROSS FAULT GOUGE, 50 FT. IN FROM PORTAL SE RIB

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H.


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