The Honeycombs Prospect is a uranium, beryllium, and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,000 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
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 39.70583, -113.58694
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Honeycombs Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Honeycombs Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Honeycomb Hills Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin-Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.15-0.035% E U3O8
Materials
Ore: Bertrandite
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED, LOCATION A REPRESENTATIVE POINT
Comment (Workings): FORTYTWO SMALL TRENCHES, ON AN AVERAGE EACH TRENCH ABOUT 25 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE, AND 2 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BISHOP, C.E., AND MOHAMMAD, HASAN, 1987, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): MCNAULTY, W.N., AND LEVINSON, A.A., 1964, RARE ALKALI AND BERYLLIUM MINERALIZATION IN VOLCANIC TUFFS HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59.
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND BAUER, H.L.,JR., 1950, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE URANIUM PROSPECT AT THE SPIDER #1 CLAIM, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S.A.E.C. REPORT TEM-165.
Reference (Deposit): MONTOYA, J.W., BAUR, G.S., AND WILSON, S.R., 1963, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF BERYLLIUM BEARING TUFF, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6408
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