Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect

The Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,279 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: Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 40.28583, -109.24028

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Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Uinta Basin Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAIG, L.C. AND OTHERS, 1980, URANIUM RESOURCE EXALUATION, VERNAL 1 X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO-UTAH: DOE PGJ(F)-026.

Reference (Deposit): LOVE, J.D., 1964, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATIC LAKE BEDS OF EOCENE AGE IN INTERMONTANE BASINS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 474-E.

Reference (Deposit): UGMS, 1974, URANIUM-VANADIUM OCCURRENCES OF UTAH: UGMS OFR-18.

Reference (Deposit): NOBLE, E.A. AND ANNES, E.C. JR., 1957, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE UINTA BASIN OF COLORADO AND UTAH: AEC RME-94.

Reference (Deposit): DASCH, M.D., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH IN URANIUM DISTRICTS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY


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