Sulphur Creek Prospect

The Sulphur Creek Prospect is a uranium mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: Sulphur Creek Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Wayne

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.335, -111.39556

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Sulphur Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sulphur Creek Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Fremont District


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

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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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

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 31 .

Comment (Deposit): PORTAL IS FILLED WITH BROKEN ROCK-DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION NOT POSSIBLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS FILLED BUT PROBABLY SHALLOW.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F. J., JR., HUFF, L. C., HINRICHS, N. E., LUEDKE, R. G., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 363


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