| Deposit ID | 10227306 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490150030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Delta - Hidden Splendor |
| Alternate or previous names | Hidden Splendor |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.94884, 38.56437 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hunt Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Muddy(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 | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 026 S | 009 E | 09 | SESWNW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.94884, 38.56437 |
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| Strike | N75E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 06S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 152M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 122M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| District name | San Rafael Swell District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Oil And Minerals |
| ID | 4201339 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hunt Mining |
| ID | 4201339 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1524M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490150030 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4201339 |
REV BY MILS 28MAR79 EVA:UGMS PERRY
KEYS,W, SCOTT 1954, THE DELTA MINE, SAN
RAPHAEL SWELL, EMERY CO, UT: USAEC RME-5
9.
HAWLEY,CC & OTHERS 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERE
D ROCKS & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAPHAE
L SWELL, EMERY CO, UT: USGS BULL 1239.
GRUNER,SW, GARDINER,L 1952, USAEC RMO-56
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-APR-87 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/09/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4201339 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Delta Mine |
| Current operator | Utah West Mining & Development Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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