| Deposit ID | 10078806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Butte |
| Related records | 10203203 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.61569, 37.51444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | .5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLACK MESA BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Mesa Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan-Four Corners(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(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 | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 038S | 021E | 04,09 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| 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) | -109.61569, 37.51444 |
|---|
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
| Dip | 4 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 4.57M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cottonwood Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Seth Shumway |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.031HA |
| Length | 33.53M |
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027433 |
DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU; USGS PP 300 , P 243 - 262.
PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA SAN JUAN CO., UTAH; USAEC RME 109
STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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