Dip Prospect

The Dip Prospect is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,741 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: Dip Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,741 Feet (1,750 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.36306, -109.41222

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Dip Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dip Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Browns Hole 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: Idaho Mining Corp.


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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Mica


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 17 .

Comment (Workings): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS 15 FEET LONG EACH.


References

Reference (Production): LEE PERRY, 1977

Reference (Reserve-Resource): U.G.M.S. STUDY 1973


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