Beryllium Bearing Tuffs

Producer in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Warning: This record lacks important information: bibliographic references, which we consider necessary for a comprehensive report.
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300007
MAS/MILS ID 0490230041
Record type Site
Current site name Beryllium Bearing Tuffs

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.21142, 39.71274 (WGS84)
Elevation 1455

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)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 012 S 012 W Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.21142, 39.71274

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 40W
    Thickness 2M
    Length 273M
    Width 121M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 POTASSIC
    Strike And Dip N00E:40W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1959

Mining district

District name Thomas Range

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Brush Wellman Inc
    Home office 67 West 2950 South Salt Lake City Utah
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 27
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESERVES SEVERAL MILLON TONS FROM TAILINGS EVENTUALLY NO RECOVERY YET FROM BERYLLIUM ORES LOCATIONS SEC 31 32 T125 R12W SEC4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 T13 MAXIMUM SURFACE AREA WILL BE SEVERAL SQARE MILES EVENTUALLY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.