| Deposit ID | 10071404 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014776 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ceciliaite #1 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.34629, 38.87525 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1317 |
| Relative position | 3.7 MILES SOUTH 18 DEG. EAST OF THE HANKSVILLE INTERCHANGE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jessies Twist(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
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 | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 014E | 26 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | .031% EU3O8. (2 FOOT CHANNEL SAMPLE IN SILTSTONE) |
|---|---|
| Result | .112% U3O8 (SELECTED SAMPLE OF BEST MINERALIZATION) AND .095% V2O5 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Brushy Basin Member Of Morrison Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Brushy Basin Member Of Morrison Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -110.34629, 38.87525 |
|---|
| 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 | BLANKET/TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
| Dip | 3 DEG NE |
| Plunge | 3 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 45.72M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Green River Desert District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred O. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred Or Donald |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014776 |
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
1956 RECON IAPG - PAPER - 7TH ANN FIELD CONF.
1957 OTHER USAEC - UNPUBLISHED REPORT RME - 98
1976 OTHER UGMS - BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LENGTH OF THE DEPOSIT (300 FT) IS ESTIMATED FROM SURFACE CUTS. THE WIDTH IS UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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