Yellow Canary

The Yellow Canary is a uranium mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 feet.

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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: Yellow Canary

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Red Creek

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: C. E. Green And William Allen

Owner Name: F. W. Bailey
Home Office: Rock Spgs, Wy.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN

Structure

Type: L
Description: Landslide, Local Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillitization And Sencitization

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RICHEST SAMPLE CONTAINS 0.57 PERCENT U3O8

Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Brochantite
Gangue: Hyalite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Workings): ONLY 100 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE PRESENTLY ACCESSIBLE; 700 FT. OF BULLDOZER TRENCHES

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): DIGGINGS ARE FOUND IN AN AREA 200 X 300 FT IN SIZE

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: WILMARTH, 1953, P. 6 AND 7.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): WILMARTH, V.R., 1953, YELLOW CANARY URANIUM DEPOSITS, DAGGET CO. UT: U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR 312

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGET CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 66

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE UTAH-COL.-WYO: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 490

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PP 111, P. 605

Reference (Deposit): 1953 MINEMAP WILMARTH, CIRC. 312

Reference (Production): HANSEN, 1965, GEOLOGY OF FLAMING GORGE AREA, UT-COL. WY. U.S.G.S. PP 490

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR. ON SITE INVEST.

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