| Deposit ID | 10089555 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027440 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Hole Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cliffhouse |
| Related records | 10130476 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.59597, 37.59417 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | 5.3 MILES NORTH OF BLACK MESA BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Mesa Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan-Four Corners(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(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 | 021E | 03 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montroseite | Ore |
| Pascoite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| 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 | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -109.59597, 37.59417 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG E |
| Dip | 3 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 76.2M |
| Depth to top | 15.24M |
| Depth to bottom | 22.86M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | Shumway Brothers |
| District name | Cottonwood Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Look Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027440 |
DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU; USGS PP 300 , P 243 - 262
PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH; USAEC RME 109
STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )
1946 RECON U. S. G. M. R. I. 3930
1954 RECON USAEC RME 3093
1958 RECON USAEC RME 109 (REV.)
UGMS STUDY 1973
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE IS FLOODED INFORMATION ON DEPOSIT FROM LITERATURE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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