| Deposit ID | 10015094 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00102 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Standard Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | See Also Big Buck |
| Related records | 10228225 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.24402, 38.18166 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2048 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES NWN OF BIG INDIAN ROCK |
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 Colorado-Kane Springs(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 | 024E | 13 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| 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) | -109.24402, 38.18166 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 12 DEG SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Indian Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00102 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE IS CONNECTED WITH BIG BUCK MINE ON HATCH ROCK QUAD - DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT IS ON DEPOSIT NO. 37 - HATCH ROCK - 29 . |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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