| Deposit ID | 10106071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027762 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Group |
| Related records | 10252097 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.06765, 37.58472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1963 |
| Relative position | 2.65 MILE SE FROM THE NEEDLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moss Back Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hite Crossing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Lake Powell(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 | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 037S | 017E | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | U3O8 = .064 %, V2O5 = .020 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member |
| Rock description | Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.06765, 37.58472 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joints, One Set Trends N 40 - 60 Deg E; The Other N 20 Deg E, Both Dip 75 Deg Nw To Vertical |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 2.44M |
| Depth to bottom | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | William Randolf |
| District name | White Canyon District, Fry Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.104HA |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 5.49M |
| Overall length | 43.28M |
| Overall width | 25.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027762 |
SRC.REF: SAMPLE H7 2 FT CHIP, ORE ZONE ON FACE OF OPEN PIT ABOVE AND N OF ADIT
THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1132 .
1964 COMPILE THADEN, R. E., AND OTHERS, USGS BULL. 112
UGMS, STUDY, 1973
JONES, H. 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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