| Deposit ID | 10078999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027764 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yellow John Mine |
| Related records | 10155096 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.08515, 37.57861 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Relative position | 2.3 MILES SE FROM THE NEEDLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moss Back Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hite Crossing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(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 | 037S | 017E | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | U3O8 = .149 %, V2O5 = 020 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chinle Formation. Shinarump Member | ||||
| Rock description | Chinle Formation. Shinarump Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.08515, 37.57861 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stable Platform |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 146.3M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 5.49M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.71M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | White Canyon District, Fry Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.145HA |
| Length | 42.67M |
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Overall length | 83.82M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027764 |
SRC.REF: SAMPL H16 - 3 FT CHIP, 2 FT IN SM DOGHOLE IN FACE OPEN PIT W RIB
THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1132 .
UGMS STUDY 1973
JONES, H. 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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