Webster Uranium Deposit

The Webster Uranium Deposit is a uranium mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 7,680 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: Webster Uranium Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 7,680 Feet (2,341 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.50667, -112.97528

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Webster Uranium Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Webster Uranium Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Miners Peak Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Kolob Terrace


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POD-LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Hurricane Fault System

Type: L
Description: Simple Folding Or Tilting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): OCCURRENCE

Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Commodity): URANIUM MINERALS ARE APHANITIC CRYSTALS


References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H H, 1979, UT GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY: REFERENCE FILE

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H H, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR


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