Highboy Group

Prospect in Grand 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202973
MAS/MILS ID 0490190152
Record type Site
Current site name Highboy Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.05492, 38.88248 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Green River NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Grand

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 022 S 017 E 21 SW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.05492, 38.88248

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Area 0.02HA
    Depth to top 30.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .6
    Total Surface Area (HA) .02
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Green River Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .73
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.1
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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