| Deposit ID | 10015029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frisco Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Moreno |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.23791, 38.05443 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES SOUTH OF BIG INDIAN ROCK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sop 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
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 | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 031S | 025E | 25 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.23791, 38.05443 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
| Dip | 1 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 10.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dry Valley Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Molybdenum Corp. Of America |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.175HA |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00026 |
DIX, G. P. (JR.), 1954 , THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF BIG INDIAN WASH, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 4022 (REV.)
ISACHSEN, Y. W., 1954 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG INDIAN WASH AREA, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 9, UGA.
WOOD, H. B., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE LISBON VALLEY AREA, UTAH, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., GRATON-SALES, NEW YORK, AIME
UGMS STUDY - 1973
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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