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Desert Moon 3

Prospect in Emery 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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227019
MAS/MILS ID 0490150066
Record type Site
Current site name Desert Moon 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.37493, 38.96417 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jessies Twist(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Rafael(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 Emery

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 021 S 014 E 27 SW NW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.37493, 38.96417
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N12E
    Dip 05E
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Area 0.1HA
    Depth to top 31M
    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
    Strike And Dip N12E:05E
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) .1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Petro Nuclear, Ltd.
    Home office 1300 Lincoln Tower, Denver, Co 80202
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .73
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 31
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    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

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