White Canyon No. 1

The White Canyon No. 1 is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,240 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: White Canyon No. 1
Secondary: Cameo Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, White Canyon 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Butt Mining

Owner Name: Utah Power And Light Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 26

Comment (Commodity): MINERALS ARE APHANITIC

References

Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY, 1973

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H., 1977

Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125

Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1132

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