| Deposit ID | 10041797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057576 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fluorine Queen #1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Middle Pit Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.17832, 39.73911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1873 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES N. OF BELL HILL MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Topaz Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012S | 012W | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Bertrandite | Gangue |
| Carnotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1964 ASSAYS: OPEN CUT ON W. ORE BODY = .039% U3O8, TOP OF RAISE = .032% U3O8, PIT = .027% U3O8, OPEN CUT ON E. ORE BODY = .020% U3O8, .019% U3O8, .023% U3O8 |
|---|---|
| Result | ADIT = .010% U3O8, .006% U3O8, .008% U3O8, 61.0% CAF2, 71.3% CAF2, 68.0% CAF2, 82.5% CAF2, 72.6% CAF2, 1951 W. ORE BODY: .039%, .018%, .020%, .019% U3O8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Por. Rhyolitic Mbr. Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Mbr Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Bell Hill Dolomite;Fluoride Dolomite |
| Rock description | Bell Hill Dolomite;Fluoride Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.17832, 39.73911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Numerous Branching Faults That Are Difficult To Trace Unless They Contain Breccia |
| General form | PIPE-LIKE-IRREGULAR & ELONG. IN NE DIRECTION |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 90 |
| Length | 53.64M |
| Width | 31.39M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Discoverer | F.B. Chesley, W.E. Black (Delta, Ut) |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| Production years | 1949 - 1956 , 1974 - PRESENT |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Energy Corp. |
| Home office | Riverton, N.Y. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chesley And Black |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057576 |
SRC.REF: USGS PP 415
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110.
STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069.
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415.
STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.
1951 DIREXPL US AEC TEI-136
1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
COCHRAN, K.L., 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIF., NEV., UTAH, IDAHO, & COLORADO ADJACENT & TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RR CO: UPRC, LOS ANGELES CALIF., 78 P
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP-I-1176
STAATZ, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES: USGS PP. 415
BULLOCK, 1976 , P. 48
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS STAKED IN 1948 BY FRANCIS B. CHESLEY AND WILLIAM E. BLACK. THE US ENERGY CORP OF RIVERTON LEASED THE CLAIM IN 1974 . ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | PLUNGE OF WEST ORE BODY = 90 DEGREES, EAST ORE BODY = 82 DEG. EAST. THE ORE PIPE ON THIS PROPERTY WAS 176 FT LONG & 103 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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