The Shootering is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 4,718 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
Elevation: 4,718 Feet (1,438 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 37.7497, -110.70830
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Shootering MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shootering
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U-Neva Uranium Corp
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Wilson Jr., A. K.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNT CB 1953 GEOL AND GEOG HENRY MTNS UT USGS PP 228
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING HH 1967 URAN DEPOS GARFIELD CO UT UGMS SP ST NO 22
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING HH 1975 GEOL MIN RESOURCES GARFIELD CO UT UGMS BULL
Reference (Deposit): 107
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