Potts Fraction

The Potts Fraction is a uranium mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 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: Potts Fraction  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.5025, -112.21250

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Potts Fraction MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Potts Fraction
Secondary: Blue Eagle Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Henry 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: Energy Fuels


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1950
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Red Hills Caldera


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , SW 1/4 SEC. 26

Comment (Deposit): SERVICED BY SHAFT NOT ENTERED

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE COMBINED - POTTS FRACTION AND BLUE EAGLE MINE. ALSO CONNECTED TO UPPER AND LOWER CLOYS


References

Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 .

Reference (Reserve-Resource): UGMS STUDY, 1973 .


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