Douglas Mine

The Douglas Mine is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,640 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: Douglas Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.03944, -110.73444

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Douglas Mine

Douglas Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Douglas Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael Swell District


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: Harold Olsen


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell

Type: L
Description: Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone, Sandstone


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SW 1/4, NW 1/4, SEC. 31, T 20S, R 11E


References

Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L.M., 1977

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT. USGS BULL. 1239


The Top Ten Gold Producing States

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.