Thunderbird Mine

Occurrence in Emery county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071431
MRDS ID W014812
Record type Site
Current site name Thunderbird Mine
Related records 10178544

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.37156, 38.98191 (WGS84)
Elevation 1366
Relative position 4.0 MILES NORTH 2 DEG EAST OF THE HANKSVILLE INTERCHANGE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jessies Twist(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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Emery

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 021S 014E 15 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • MORE EXACT MERIDIAN LOCATION SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 15, T 21S, R 14E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin, Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Periodic Folds In Sub - Morrison Sediments Saleratus Graben

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 DEG E
    Dip 8 DEG SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Mining district

District name Green River Desert District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rex Powell

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE CONSISTS ONLY OF A 100 FOOT INCLINE AND ANY WORKINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH MUD AND SAND.

Comments on development

  • L60 - ECONOMIC STUDY (1957), L70 - ECONOMIC STUDY (1975 - 76)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Trimble, Larry M. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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