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Abe Mine

Past Producer in San Juan county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078834
MRDS ID W027487
Record type Site
Current site name Abe Mine
Related records 10251901

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.72626, 37.87416 (WGS84)
Elevation 2292
Relative position 1.6 MILES NE FROM ROUND MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chippean Rocks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colorado-Kane Springs(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 033S 020E 33 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 33

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Uraninite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chinle Formation, Monitor Butte Member
    Rock description Chinle Formation, Monitor Butte Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.72626, 37.87416
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Ridge Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Universal Uranium Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • UNABLE TO DETERMINE RESERVES - MINE WORKINGS INACCESSABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE FLOODED EXCEPT UPPER 200 FT. OF INCLINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE FLOODED UNABLE TO DETERMINE NATURE OF DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1977 Trimble, Larry M. Bureau of Land Management

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