| Deposit ID | 10089343 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018774 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Delta Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hidden Splendor |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.94963, 38.56525 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | 5.4 MILES SE OF VABM 6562 "RED HILLS" |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hunt Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Muddy(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 | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 026S | 009E | 09 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boltwoodite | Ore |
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Zippeite | Ore |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Chinle Formation-Monitor Butte Member |
| Rock description | Chinle Formation-Monitor Butte Member |
| (1) | -110.94963, 38.56525 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Rafael Swell |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North - South Trending Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR - BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 68 DEG E |
| Dip | 9 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 45.72M |
| Depth to bottom | 213.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | Vernon J. Pick |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| District name | San Rafael District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hunt Mining |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Oil And Minerals |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018774 |
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239
KEYS, W. S., 1954, THE DELTA MINE, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH; US AEC, RME 59
GRUNER, S. W., AND GARDINER, L., 1952, US AEC RMO-566
1952 COMPILE US AEC RME
1954 COMPILE US AEC RME
1956 COMPILE ISACHSEN, Y. W., PROFESSIONAL PAPER
1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETIN
UGMS STUDY 1973
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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