| Deposit ID | 10089651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027831 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rio Algom |
| Alternate or previous names | Lisbon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.28652, 38.26582 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2024 |
| Relative position | 3.8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA SAL POST OFFICE |
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
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 029S | 024E | 21 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | 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, Moss Back Member |
| Rock description | Chinle Formation, Moss Back Member |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -109.28652, 38.26582 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lisbon Valley Fault, Lisbon Valley Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Fault With Up To 60 Ft. Displacement |
| General form | TABULAR BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
| Dip | 6 - 10 DEG W |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Width | 609.6M |
| Depth to top | 853.44M |
| Depth to bottom | 883.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lisbon Valley, Big Indian District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Tinto - Rio Algom |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 80465M |
| Overall depth | 853.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027831 |
UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY INVESTIGATION, 1973
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1977 | Perry, Lee I. | Bureau of Land Management |
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