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Jean #1 Mine

Past Producer in San Juan county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079083
MRDS ID W027917
Record type Site
Current site name Jean #1 Mine
Alternate or previous names Royal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.57903, 38.07777 (WGS84)
Elevation 1612
Relative position 5.0 MILES SE FROM SOUTH SIX SHOOTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harts Point South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(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

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 031S 021E 14 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC 14

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Tertiary

Analytical data

Result .384 % U3O8 , .015 % V2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
    Rock description Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.57903, 38.07777
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
    Strike N 35 DEG W
    Dip 2 DEG S
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to top 5.49M
    Depth to bottom 18.29M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Paleo Channels

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Moab District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.042HA
    Overall depth 18.29M
    Overall length 24.38M
    Overall width 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • FLOODED WHERE MINED, DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT AND WORKING UNKNOWN. VERTICAL SHAFTS 600-800' NW OF INCLINE - WORKINGS CONSISTS OF OPEN PIT, ADIT AND INCLINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: SPL H-36 - 15 IN CHIP MINERALIZED LENS? LOG? 25 FT W. OF OPEN PIT FACE N RIB

  • Production

    UGMS STUDY - 1973

  • Reserve-Resource

    JONES, H., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROOM AND PILLAR OFF W SIDE OF OPEN PIT. MECHANIZED TRACKLESS MINING.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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