Mineral resources of the San Rafael Swell Wilderness study areas, including Muddy Creek, Crack Canyon, San Rafael Reef, Mexican Mountain, and Sids Mountain Wilderness study areas, Emery County, Utah /
The San Rafael Swell wilderness study areas, including the Muddy Creek, Crack Canyon, San Rafael Reef, Mexican Mountain, and Sids Mountain Wilderness Study Areas, are in Emery County, south-central Utah. At least 4,100 current and historic mining claims have been located in or near the study areas,...
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| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] : Denver, CO. :
U.S. G.P.O. ; For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports section,
1990.
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| Series: | U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ;
1752. Studies related to wilderness--Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas. |
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| Summary: | The San Rafael Swell wilderness study areas, including the Muddy Creek, Crack Canyon, San Rafael Reef, Mexican Mountain, and Sids Mountain Wilderness Study Areas, are in Emery County, south-central Utah. At least 4,100 current and historic mining claims have been located in or near the study areas, primarily for uranium. Vanadium is the most valuable byproduct of uranium mining, although minor copper, silver, lead, zinc, and gold also occur in some deposits. |
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QE 75 .B874 no.1752
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