Rio Number One

The Rio Number One is a gold, copper, manganese, and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,951 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: Rio Number One  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper, Manganese, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.5703, -113.06360

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Rio Number One MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rio Number One


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab


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.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): 1076

Reference (Deposit): LIZATION OF THOMAS RANGE AND N DRUM MTNS USGS OPEN FILE 79

Reference (Deposit): LINDSEY D A 1979 PRELIM RPT ON TERTIARY VOLCANISM AND MINERA

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS M L 1980 UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATION


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