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Webster Uranium Deposit

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087273
MRDS ID D005968
Record type Site
Current site name Webster Uranium Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.97607, 37.50665 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Relative position 1 MILE SW OF MINERS PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Webster Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 038S 010W 20 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • URANIUM MINERALS ARE APHANITIC CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Dakota Formation
    Rock description Dakota Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.97607, 37.50665
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hurricane Fault System
Type of structure Local
Structure description Simple Folding Or Tilting

Ore body information

  • General form POD-LENS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Miners Peak Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOELLING, H H, 1979, UT GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY: REFERENCE FILE

  • Production

    DOELLING, H H, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURRENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Doelling, Hellmut H. Bureau of Land Management

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