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Occurrence in Grand county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015120
MRDS ID DB00159
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.94627, 38.54276 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Relative position 2.1 MILES NNW OF HORSETHIEF SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Grand

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 026S 018E Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN UNSURVEYED SECTION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Bleaching In Mudstone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.94627, 38.54276
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 52 DEG W
    Dip 2 DEG SW
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 1.83M
    Width 0.3M
    Depth to top 3.05M
    Depth to bottom 7.62M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Canyon Area

Land status

Ownership category State

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 12.8M
    Overall depth 7.62M

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IS IN COALIFIED LOGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Trimble, Larry M. Bureau of Land Management

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