Devil's Claims

Occurrence in Uintah county in Utah, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042254
MRDS ID M058701
Record type Site
Current site name Devil's Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.5085, 40.36746 (WGS84)
Elevation 1665
Relative position 22,600 FT N 50 E OF UINTA BASIN SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uintah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vernal SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 Uintah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 021E 24 NE OF NE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Rock unit name Mesa Verde
    Rock description Mesa Verde
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.5085, 40.36746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N 43 W
    Dip 9 SW
    Thickness 3.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Alluvial Channels

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Asphalt Ridge-Ashley Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE OLD BULLDOZER TRENCH AND ONE NEW SHAFT

Comments on development

  • OPERATOR PLANS FURTHER EXPLORATION IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY AND HOPES TO GET INTO PRODUCTION WITH A LEACH ENRICHMENT PROCESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.