| Deposit ID | 10041806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057587 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taurus Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Taras |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.21999, 39.72994 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | 2 1/2 MILES NW OF BELL HILL MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Topaz Mountain West(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
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012S | 012W | 32 | SW OF SW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bertrandite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Result | 1966 ASSAY: 1.0, 2.43, 4.0% BEO |
|---|---|
| Result | ORE BODIES IN RANGE OF 0.20-1.15% BEO BY BERYLOMETER. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -113.21999, 39.72994 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tintic -Deep Creek Mineral Belt, Spor Mtn Is An Up-Lifted Fault Block That Has Been Lifted Trap-Door Fashion With Hinge On East. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Basin And Range High Angle Faults Tilt Ore Bearing Strata. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Discoverer | Vitro Minerals Corporation |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brush-Wellman Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 457.2M |
| Overall width | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057587 |
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 BULL. 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-1176
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT LEAST TWO ORE BODIES WITH SHALLOW DIPS (APPROX. 15 DEGREES SW) ABOUT 10 AND 80 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE AT POINT WHERE TUFF CROPS OUT. |
| Deposit | MISSPELLED AS "TARAS" IN USGS REPORT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Moyer, Lorre A. (Lindsey, David A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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