School Section 2

The School Section 2 is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,580 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: School Section 2  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 4,580 Feet (1,396 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.73778, -109.55472

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School Section 2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: School Section 2


Commodity

Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompsons - Yellow Cat District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: State Land Board

Owner Name: Nickerson Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE INFORMATION UNKNOWN DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY OF WORKINGS

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SEC. 2

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE DUE TO INACCESSABILITY OF WORKINGS

Comment (Workings): ENTRANCE BY INCLINE. FLOODED ABOUT 100 FEET FROM ENTRANCE.


References

Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W. L., 1952 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE THOMPSONS AREA GRAND COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 46 , 51 P

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B. M., 1977


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