| Deposit ID | 10015572 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01561 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poison Spring Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Cliffside Prospect |
| Related records | 10275975 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.45572, 38.1086 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | BOTH SIDES OF POISON SPRINGS CANYON, 3 1/2 MILES WEST OF DIRTY DEVIL RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stair Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hanksville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dirty Devil(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(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 | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 031S | 013E | 14,24 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Monitor Butte Member/Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation |
| Rock description | Monitor Butte Mbr/Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation |
| (1) | -110.45572, 38.1086 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Flank Monument Upwarp |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 2 DEG W |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Henry Mtns/Orange Cliffs |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kay Hunt |
| Home office | Hanksville |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01561 |
DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .
BAKER, A. A., 1946 , GEOLOGY OF THE GREEN RIVER DESERT-CATARACT CANYON REGION, EMERY, WAYNE, AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 951 .
1967 MINEMAP UGMS SP. ST. 22
1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM-MAS
USBM-MAS 98
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | URANIUM ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONIZED LOGS AND MINOR ASPHALTITE IN PALEOCHANNEL OF SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE 150 - 200 FT. WIDE, 20 FEET DEEP TRENDING N 67 E, EXPOSED SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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