| Deposit ID | 10106038 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027375 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shay Mountain Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.57681, 37.91693 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2573 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES SW FROM SHAY MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shay Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(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
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 033S | 021E | 11,14 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| Result | 1 FT. CHIP SAMPLE - .429 % U3O8, 3.950 % V2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Saltwash Member, Morrison Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Saltwash Member, Morrison Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.57681, 37.91693 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Abajo Mt. Uplift |
| General form | LENS & PODS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1944 |
| Discoverer | U. S. G. S. |
| District name | Monticello District, Abajo Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shumway, Kenneth |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027375 |
WITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MTNS. AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 453
1964 RECON WITKIND, I. J., USGS PP 45
U. G. M. S. STUDY 1973
JONES, H., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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