Lynn Claims

The Lynn Claims is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Kane county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lynn Claims

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium

Location

State: Utah
County: Kane
District: Orderville Canyon

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Henry Bulloch
Home Office: Cedar City, Ut.

Owner Name: Exxon Corp.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Grand Staircase - Gray Cliffs

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: DISCONTINUOUS IN TABULAR BODY

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Clay

Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 16

Comment (Production): 8 1/2 TONS OF 0.16 % ARE SHIPPED TO MARYSVALE IN JUNE 1950

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION WITHIN 25 FEET OF BASE OF DAKOTA

References

Reference (Production): BERONI, E. P. AND OTHERS, 1953 , USGS CIRC. 239

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SEE BERONI AND OTHERS, 1953

Reference (Deposit): BERONI, E. P., ETAL, 1953 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE BULLOCH GROUP OF CLAIMS, KANE COUNTY, UTAH: USGS CIRCULAR 239

Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON BERONI AND OTHERS USGS CIRCULAR 23

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