Marie, Imogene Claims

The Marie, Imogene Claims is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,400 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: Marie, Imogene Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.3875, -109.69694

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Marie, Imogene Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Marie, Imogene Claims
Secondary: Jet Crash


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Moab District, Hatch Point 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISCONTINUOUS LENSES, TABULAR, IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching ( Leaching? ) Zones Of Arkose


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESULTS OF DRILLING UNKNOWN

Comment (Development): FOUND BY AIRBORNE RADIOMETRIC SURVEY

Comment (Location): COMMON CORNER - DRILLING PROGRAM IN THREE SECTIONS

Comment (Workings): DRILLING PROGRAM. EXTENT AND RESULTS UNKNOWN.


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H. H., 1977


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