| Deposit ID | 10015078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00084 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | May Field Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.13818, 38.12971 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2018 |
| Relative position | .7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOODS RANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lisbon Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 030S | 025E | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.13818, 38.12971 |
|---|
| Strike | N 88 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 10 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 1.68M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Mayfield |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| District name | Lisbon Valley Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Recovery Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Mining |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 204.22M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00084 |
DIX, G. P. (JR.), 1954 , THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF BIG INDIAN WASH, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 4022 (REV.)
ISACHSEN, Y. W., 1954 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG INDIAN WASH AREA, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 9 , UGA.
WOOD, H. B., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE LISBON VALLEY AREA, UTAH, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., GRATON-SALES, NEW YORK, AIME
MC MILLAN, W. D., 1958 , REPORT OF LISBON VALLEY URANIUM COMPANY'S CLAIMS IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE IS CAVED AND INACCESSABLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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