| Deposit ID | 10078762 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027376 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Horseshoe No. 1 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.64792, 37.92249 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 3.65 MILES SE FROM CATHEDRAL BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cathedral Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Colorado-Kane Springs(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 033S | 020E | 07 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Result | 3 - 1 FT. CHANNELS - .068 % U3O8 , .012 % V2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chinle Formation, Moss Back Member | ||||
| Rock description | Chinle Formation, Moss Back Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.64792, 37.92249 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
| Dip | 5 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Depth to top | 24.38M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elk Ridge Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027376 |
WITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MTNS. AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 453
1965 RECON LEWIS R. Q., CAMPBELL R. H., USGS PP 474 -
UGMS STUDY 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST OF THE DUMP HAULED AWAY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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