| Deposit ID | 10027500 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tract No. 14 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.44932, 36.99307 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1609 |
| Relative position | ON WEST RIM OF EAST FORK OF COPPER CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Navajo(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kayenta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marble Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Host Rock Is Known As Shimarump Member Of Chinle Formation | ||
| Rock description | Host Rock Is Known As Shimarump Member Of Chinle Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.44932, 36.99307 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR ORE PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003206 |
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139
JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.
PEIRCE,W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL, GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE-ENTIRE MONUMENT VALLEY MINING DISTRICT. TRACT NO. 14 MINE BEING ONE OF MANY MINES THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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