| Deposit ID | 10078755 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027367 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuffy Copper Deposit |
| Related records | 10276923 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.53152, 37.93471 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Relative position | .9 MILES EAST OF SHAY MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shay Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Colorado-Kane Springs(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 033S | 022E | 05 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Entrada Sandstone |
| Rock description | Entrada Sandstone |
| (1) | -109.53152, 37.93471 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Abajo Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 24.38M |
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027367 |
WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH; U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 453
1964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAIN
LEE I. PERRY, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 2 FT. HORIZONTAL BED WITH COPPER MINERALIZATION ALONG CROSSBEDDING PLANES IN SANDSTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1977 | Perry, Lee I. | Bureau of Land Management |
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