Mine detail: White Elephant Prospect

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.47441, -112.19661
dep_id: 10015242
mrds_id: DB00562
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
alteration: Argillic Alteration
Reporter: Trimble, Larry M.
hrock_type: Latite
arock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
arock_type: Latite
disc_yr: 1967
discr: Rex Smith
References:
  • Deposit:: KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1967 , MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM DEPOSITS, AIME GRATON-SALES, VOL. 2 , P. 1020 - 1041 .
  • Deposit:: KERR, P. F., 1957 , THE MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM AREA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER #64 , P. 1 - 212 .
  • Deposit:: DASCH, M. D., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDE BOOK #21 .
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 .
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