Title: 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
Description: 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.
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources, Utah, San Rafael Reef Wilderness, Geology
Places: San Rafael Reef Wilderness (Utah), Muddy Creek Wilderness, Sids Mountain Wilderness, Crack Canyon Wilderness, Mexican Mountain Wilderness, Utah, San Rafael Swell Region, Sids Mountain Wilderness (Utah), Muddy Creek Wilderness (Utah), San Rafael Swell Region (Utah), Mexican Mountain Wilderness (Utah), Crack Canyon Wilderness (Utah)