| Deposit ID | 10079041 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027852 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattlesnake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.33847, 38.29527 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2006 |
| Relative position | 2.6 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE JUNCTION OF UTAH 46 AND LISBON VALLEY ROAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Sal West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(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
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 | 029S | 023E | 12 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| 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) | -109.33847, 38.29527 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Depth to top | 60.96M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Discoverer | Woodmont Inc. |
| District name | Big Indian Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Woodmont Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Materials Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.876HA |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027852 |
WEIR, G. W. JR, LISBON VALLEY AREA, UTAH-COLORADO, TEI #590 , P. 30 - 42
WEEKS, ALICE D., 1956 U.S.G.S. P.P. #300 P. 187 - 193
USAEC GUIDEBOOK, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN U.S. USAEC, OCTOBER 1959
DOELLING, H. H., AND R. E. COHENOUR, U.G.M.S. GUIDE BOOK #21 P. 150 - 154
SMOUSE 1973 , U.G.M.S. STUDY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Perry, Lee I. | Bureau of Land Management |
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