| Deposit ID | 10015128 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vanadium Queen Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.08179, 38.33582 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2048 |
| Relative position | 2.3 MILES WNW FROM HIGHWAY 46 CROSSING UTAH - COLORADO STATE LINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ray Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(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 | 028S | 026E | 29 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| 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 | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -109.08179, 38.33582 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | La Sal Creek Syncline |
| General form | LENS, POD, BLANKET-LIKE, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 7 DEG E |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 39.62M |
| Width | 38.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Paradox District, La Sal Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ray Small |
| Home office | Nucla, Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allied Mission Oil Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4572M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00178 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN SAME GENERAL CHANNEL, DIRECTION AS THE FIREFLY - PIGMAY AND GRAY DAUN MINES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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