Durkee District

The Durkee District is a uranium and aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Durkee District

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Aluminum
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: DURKEE DISTRICT

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN AND REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: N-S FAULTS DIPPING 80 W

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: ARGILLIC
Alteration Text: ARGILLIZATION AND SILICIFICATION OF AREAS AROUND FAULT FRACTURES.

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE CO. AND ADJACENT AREAS: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN SURV. BULL. 102 .

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P. F., 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. OF AM. SPECIAL PAPER 64 .

Reference (Deposit): WILLARD, M. E., AND CALLAGHAN, E., 1962 , GEOLOGY OF THE MARYSVALE QUAD: USGS MAP GQ-154 .

Reference (Deposit): DASCH, M. D., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 21.

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 110.

Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, A.D., AND OTHERS, 1951 , GEOL. AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF MARYSVALE: USAEC RMO-896.

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P. F., 1968 , THE MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM DEPOSITS, IN J. D. RIDGE, ED., ORE DEPOSITS IN THE US: AIME ( GRATON-SALES VOLUME 2 ), P. 1020 - 1042.

Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, JR., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE US: USBM REPT. INV. 3561.

Reference (Deposit): HILD, J. H., 1946 , EXPLORATION OF ALUNITE DEPOSITS, MARYSVALE: USBM REPT. INV. 3972.

Reference (Deposit): GRUNER, J. W., AND OTHERS, 1951 , URANIUM DEPOSITS NEAR MARYSVALE: ECON GEOL. VOL. 46 , NO. 3 , P. 250 .

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