| Deposit ID | 10089661 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Far West Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.29041, 38.25499 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2048 |
| Relative position | 3.9 MILES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS UTAH #46 AND LISBON VALLEY ROAD |
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
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 | 029S | 024E | 28 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | 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 | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation |
| Rock description | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation |
| (1) | -109.29041, 38.25499 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG W |
| Dip | 6 DEG W |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Indian Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027854 |
PERRY, LEE I., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Perry, Lee I. | Bureau of Land Management |
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