| Deposit ID | 10071417 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014791 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Desert Moon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.37906, 38.96553 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 2.9 MILES NORTH 3 DEG. WEST OF THE HANKSVILLE INTERCHANGE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 70 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spotted Wolf Canyon(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 | 021S | 014E | 28 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.37906, 38.96553 |
|---|
| 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, Saleratus Graben. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL OR LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG E |
| Dip | 7 DEG SE |
| Plunge | 5 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 22.86M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 7.62M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Green River Desert District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. E. And Associates |
| First year | 1965 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 99.06M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014791 |
TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. (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 THE COLORADO PLATEAU: AAPG BULL. VOL. 36, PP. 1766 - 1776
1956 RECON IAPG; PAPER - 7TH ANN. FIELD CONF.
1957 OTHER USAEC; UNPUBLISHED REPORT RME - 98
1976 OTHER UGMS; BULL. (UNPUBLISHED 1976)
UGMS - STUDY 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS ELONGATE ALONG A PALEOCHANNEL DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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