| Deposit ID | 10071401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014771 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aceite #2 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3399, 38.85136 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1305 |
| Relative position | 13.75 MILES SOUTH 44 DEG WEST OF GREEN RIVER, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horse Bench West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Rafael(hydrologic unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 014E | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| 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) | -110.3399, 38.85136 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Rafael Swell, (Anticline), Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Periodic Folds In Sub - Morrison Sediments |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL OR LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG NE |
| Plunge | 2 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Green River Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred O. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerson, Alfred Or Donald |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.044HA |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014771 |
TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED)
CRAIG, L. C., AND D. D. DICKEY, 1956, JURASSIC STRATA OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLO.: IAPG GUIDEBOOK, 7TH ANN. FIELD CONF. PP. (93 - 104)
STOKES, W. L., 1952, LOWER CRETACEOUS IN COLORADO PLATEAU: AAPG BULLETIN, VOL. 36 PP. 1766 - 1776
1956 RECON IAPG - PAPER - 7TH ANN FIELD CONF.
1957 OTHER USAEC - UNPUBLISHED REPORT
1976 OTHER UGMS - BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED) 1976
UGMS - 1973
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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