| Deposit ID | 10020298 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12948 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oversite Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.19943, 39.76466 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | LABELED ON USGS TOPO 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 |
| Bertrandite | Gangue |
| Carnotite | Gangue |
| Result | 1964 ASSAY: SURFACE = .008% U3O8 MAIN ORE BODY = .006% U3O8, 62.1% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | ORE PILE = .007% U3O8 ADIT = .003% U3O8, 83.5% CAF2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Por. Rhyolitic Mbr. Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Mbr Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Middle Gray Member Of Lost Sheep Dolomite |
| Rock description | Middle Gray Mbr Of Lost Sheep Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.19943, 39.76466 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Main Ore Body Is 65 Ft From Closest Fault And 150 Ft From Closest Intrusive Breccia Body. |
| General form | PIPE-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 79 |
| Plunge direction | SE |
| Length | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 24.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Discoverer | F. Lowder, F. Staats (Delta) |
| Year of first production | 1949 |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank And Glen Lowder |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Lowder |
| Home office | Delta |
| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^82.3-89.8% Caf2, 2.2-4.2% Sio2 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12948 |
SRC.REF: USGS PP 415
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.
6) LINDSEY, D.A., GANOW, H., AND MOUNTJOY, W., 1973, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ASSOCIATED WITH BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS AT SPOR MOUNTAIN, UTAH: USGS PP. 818-A, 20P.
8) LINDSEY, D.A., 1975, MINERALIZATION HALOS AND DIAGENESIS IN WATER-LAID TUFF OF THE THOMAS RANGE, UTAH: USGS PP. 818-B, 59P.
11) SHAWE, D.R., 1972, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL POTENTIAL OF THOMAS, KEG, AND DESERT CALDERAS, CENTRAL JUAB CO.M UTAH: USGS PP. 800-B, PP. B67-B77.
12) STAATZ, M.H., AND BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE DEPOSITS, THOMAS RANGE, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: USGS-US AEC TEM-167-A, 11 P.
13) STAATZ, M.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS IN THE THOMAS RANGE JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1142-M, 34 P.
COCHRAN, K.L., 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, IDAHO, AND COLORADO ADJACENT AND TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY: UNION AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA, 78 P.
1951 DIREXPL US AEC
1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP-I-1176
STAATZ, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITE OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES: USGS PP 415
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE PIPE DIVIDES INTO 2 SMALLER PIPES ABOUT 60 FT BELOW THE SURFACE. A CIRCULAR WINZE WAS SUNK TO A DEPTH OF 80 FT IN 1952. 3 SMALL CROSSCUTS WERE DRIVEN FROM THE WINZE |
| 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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