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Producer in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Beryllium, Lithium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110219
MRDS ID W000026
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.20082, 39.71661 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Topaz Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Lithium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.20082, 39.71661

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FLUORITE IN IRREG PIPES AND VEINS IN LIMESTONE. FLUORITE (5%) IN WATER-LAID TUFF WITH BE, LI, AND MN OXIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spor Mountain

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period 1943 - 1962
    Material F
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^75 % Caf2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    CaF2 Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 75wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • U FROM YELLOWCHIEF; BE BY BRUSH BERYLLIUM CO.; SMALL FLUORSPAR OPERATIONS CONTINUING FROM 1962 TO PRESENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LARGE LOW GRADE CAF2 (5%) ASSOC. WITH BE DEPOSITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1971 Worl, Ronald G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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