| Deposit ID | 10015132 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hesperus Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.07068, 38.3311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2024 |
| Relative position | 0.65 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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 026E | 32 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Result | U3O8 = .130 %, V2O5 = 1.470 |
|---|
| 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 |
| (1) | -109.07068, 38.3311 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, POD, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Paradox District, La Sal Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00186 |
SRC.REF: SPL H34 , 10 IN CHIP, 100 FT. IN FROM PORTAL, E RIB, W PORTAL
UGMS STUDY, 1973
JONES, H., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | Bureau of Land Management |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.