Red Mesa Copper Pit

Unknown in San Juan county in Utah, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202895
MRDS ID W026961
MAS/MILS ID 0490370439
Record type Site
Current site name Red Mesa Copper Pit
Related records 10078573

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.38128, 37.02721 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gray Spot Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bluff(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

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 043 S 023 E 26 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.38128, 37.02721

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.1M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Shiprock

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .73
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.1
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 1.8
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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