| Deposit ID | 10071400 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014770 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cometoite #1 East Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.34045, 38.85247 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1317 |
| Relative position | 13.75 MILES SOUTH 44 DEG WEST OF GREEN RIVER, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horse Bench West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Rafael(hydrologic unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 014E | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | .23% EU3O8 (1976 CHANNEL SAMPLE) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.34045, 38.85247 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin, Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Periodic Folds In Sub - Morrison Sediments |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL OR LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG NE |
| Plunge | 2 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred O. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred Or Donald |
| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1955? - 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | U | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.15% U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 82.3M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014770 |
TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED)
CRAIG, L. C., AND D. D. DICKEY, 1956, JURASSIC STRATA OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLO.: IAPG GUIDEBOOK, 7TH ANN. FIELD CONF. PP. (93 - 104)
STOKES, W. L., 1952, LOWER CRETACEOUS IN COLORADO PLATEAU: AAPG BULLETIN, VOL. 36 PP. 1766 - 1776
JENSEN, H.N., 1953, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 98.
1956 RECON IAPG - PAPER - 7TH ANN FIELD CONF.
1957 OTHER USAEC - UNPUBLISHED REPORT RME - 98
1976 OTHER UGMS - BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED) 1976
UGMS STUDY - 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSITS ARE USUALLY ELONGATE ALONG CHANNEL SANDSTONE DEPOSITS |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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