| Deposit ID | 10079078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027911 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hercules Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.62403, 38.49804 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 1.22 MILES NORTH FROM HURRAH PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trough Springs Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 026S | 021E | 32 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation |
| Rock description | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation |
| (1) | -109.62403, 38.49804 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 72 DEG E |
| Dip | 9 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 22.86M |
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Moab District, Lower Kane Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027911 |
TRIMBLE L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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