Mine detail: Freedom, Farmerjohn, Wilhelm

Previously called 'Bullion Monarch'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.49997, -112.21856

Resource(B)

Primary:	Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum
Gangue:	Alunite, Marcasite, Opal, Pyrite, Pyrolusite
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year:	1948

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1950

Geology

Host type:	Monzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Granite
Associated rock:	Mt. Belknap Volcanics;Central Intrusive;Pre Belknap
Associated type:	Monzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Granite
Structure:	Monarch Fault, Bullion Fault, Cloys Fault, Gloss Dikes, No. 1 And 2 Veins, Contact
Tectonic:	Basin And Range Transition
Alteration processes:	Argillic Alteration

References

MRDS	DB00524
DEP	10088073
Reference	{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 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 .}{Reserve-Resource:: TRIMBLE L. M., 1978}
Reporter	Trimble, Larry M.