| Deposit ID | 10078833 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027486 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Edward Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.70237, 37.775 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1975 |
| Relative position | 5.3 MILES SSE FROM ROUND MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chippean Rocks(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
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 | 034S | 020E | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Result | 3 FT. CHIP SAMPLE - .396 % U3O8 , .226 % V2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Shinarump Member, Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation |
| Rock description | Shinarump Member, Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation |
| (1) | -109.70237, 37.775 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 DEG E |
| Dip | 8 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 22.86M |
| Depth to top | 12.19M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cottonwood Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nuclear Silver Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 929.64M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027486 |
WITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MTNS. AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 453
1965 RECON LEWIS R. Q., AND CAMPBELL, R. H., USGS P. P. 474 -
UGMS STUDY 1973
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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