Rock Springs Prospect

Occurrence in Uintah county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088781
MRDS ID M058686
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Springs Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.81461, 39.80329 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 10,100 FT S 24 W OF ALGER PASS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uintah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nutters Hole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seep Ridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Junction(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green-Desolation Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Uintah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
012S 019E 05 NE OF SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Green River
    Rock description Green River
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.81461, 39.80329

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta Basin Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form OTHER UNKNOWN

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH PHOSPHATRC SHALES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uinta Basin Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBILITY OF LARGE LOW-GRADE DEPOSITS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.