Power Wagon Mine

The Power Wagon Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 6,240 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: Power Wagon Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Wayne

Elevation: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.16222, -111.17472

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Power Wagon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Power Wagon Mine
Secondary: Floral Reef


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Notom Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: John Anderson


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: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Capitol Reef


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECT GRAB SAMPLE: U3O8 - .003 V2O5 - .003


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LENGTH AND WIDTH DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE DUE TO SLIDES ALONG CLIFF FACE AND LIMITED EXTENT OF WORKINGS. MINERALIZATION APPEARED STRONG WHERE EXPOSED.

Comment (Workings): ONE SMALL ADIT AND ONE COYOTE HOLE

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 33 (UNSURVEYED)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): VANADIUM CONTENT MAY BE VERY HIGH


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): LARRY TRIMBLE, 1978


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