| Deposit ID | 10020295 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12946 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blowout Mine |
| Related records | 10154964 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.19721, 39.75911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | NE END OF SPOR MTN/MINE IS LABELED ON MAP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dugway Range SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012S | 012W | 21 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Result | ORE RANGES FROM 72-94% CAF2 WITH 0.8-7.4% SIO2. URANIUM OCCURS FROM 0.004-0.013% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Intrusive Plugs | ||||||
| Rock description | Intrusive Plugs | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Lost Sheep Dolomite (Host);Harrisite Dolomite;Bell Hill Dolomite |
| Rock description | Lost Sheep Dolomite (Host);Harrisite Dolomite;Bell Hill Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -113.19721, 39.75911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Spor Mtn Is A Fault Block Feature That Has Been Lifed In Trap-Door Fashion With The Hinge On The West Side |
| General form | 3 ORE PIPES |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 71 DEG |
| Plunge direction | N 49 E |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 66.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Discoverer | Tass & Rex Claridge (Elko, Nev.) |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| Production years | 1950 - 1958 , 1970 - 1974 |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harold Spencer |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bailey Fluorspar Co. |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 66.14M |
| Overall length | 53.34M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12946 |
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110.
STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069.
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415.
STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.
1959 RECON STAATZ USGS B 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ USGS PP 415
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY USGS MAP 1176
BULLOCK, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
BULLOCK, 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PIPE IN THE OPEN PIT MEASURES 110 FT LONG, 15-30 FT. WIDE, TRENDS N 68 W & TERMINATES NEAR THE 100 FT. LEVEL. A 2ND PIPE ON LEVEL 217 IS 400 X 300 FT, MINED TO THE SURFACE WHERE DIMENSIONS ARE 40 X 12. THE 3RD PIPE ON LEVEL 100 IS 20 X 15 FT. |
| Deposit | OPEN PIT, STOPES, UNDERGROUND. STOPED ORE LOWER GRADE THAN SURFACE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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