Eureka & Uranium Occurrence

The Eureka & Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,885 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: Eureka & Uranium Occurrence  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 9,885 Feet (3,013 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 40.06361, -109.90972

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Eureka & Uranium Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka & Uranium Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Castle Peak Draw Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite Staining


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Production): ESTIMATE IS FOR ALL WORKINGS IN THE AREA WHICH INCLUDES; STAIN NO. 1, EUREKA NO. 4 AND CANARY BIRD CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): HORIZONTAL BEDS

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZED BENCHES, PITS

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER H.C., AND BOUAR H.L., 1950, THE EUREKA AND HAPPY LANDING GROUPS OF CLAIMS, UINTAH CO., UTAH, A PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS TRACE ELEMENTS MEMORANDUM REPORT 32.

Reference (Deposit): CRAIG L.C., HAIL W.J. JR., AND LUFT S.J., 1982, NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION VERNAL QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND UTAH, DOE PGJ/F-026(82) P. 43-46.

Reference (Production): TEM-32


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