Mine detail: Vega Poison Shaft

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.49358, -112.22189

Resource(B)

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Discovery year: 1951

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1952

Geology

Host type:Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rock:Pre Belknap Volcanics
Associated type:Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure:Glass Dikes

References

MRDSDB00559
DEP10088087
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 .}{Production:: TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978}
ReporterTrimble, Larry M.