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Flat Top Deposits

Past Producer in Emery county in Utah, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072969
MRDS ID W018710
Record type Site
Current site name Flat Top Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.72907, 38.68303 (WGS84)
Elevation 1945
Relative position 2.6 MILES WEST OF TEMPLE MTN. ON FLAT TOP BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Temple Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Muddy(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(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 024S 011E 32 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NW 1/4, T24S, R11E SEC 32

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tyuyamunite Ore
Coal Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chinle Formation Moss Back Member
    Rock description Chinle Formation Moss Back Mbr

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.72907, 38.68303
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Crest Of San Rafael Swell

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, TABULAR
    Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 3 DEG SE
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 548.64M
    Width 182.88M
    Depth to top 12.19M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Coaly Trash, Asphalite

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDSTONES, MED. TO MASSIVE, CROSS BEDDED, LENTICULAR, AND CLIFF FORMING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1945

Mining district

District name Temple Mtn. Area

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mike Scopes, Ferron, Ut.
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Mine

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Material U
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.15 % U3o8, .67 % V2o5
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    V2O5 Vanadium Vanadium 1wt-pct
    U3O8 Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1964
    Material V
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.35 % U3o8, 1.3 % V2o5
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
    V2O5 Vanadium Vanadium 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 226000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.2 wt-pct Uranium Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 226000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.2 wt-pct Uranium Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.1 wt-pct Uranium Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.1 wt-pct Uranium Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE GRADE ESTIMATED WITH SCINTREX GAD I

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.202HA
    Length 227.08M
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 129.54M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • 16 ADDITS RANGING FROM 210 FT. TO 25 FT. IN LENGTH; HALF ARE EXTENSION OF OPEN CUT

Comments on development

  • BEING DRILLED IN JAN. AND FEB. 1977 FOR UR. MINILERIZATION ; ECON.COM: REMOTE AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAWLEY, C. C. AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT EMERY CO. UT. USGS BULL. 1192

  • Production

    HAWLEY, C. C., 1965, USGS BULL 1192, P. 142, ITEMS DZA, G7A, P1A, P2A, UGMS STUDY - 1973

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOELLING H. H. 1977, UGMS, ECON. GEOL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1940'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Doelling, Hellmut H. U.S. Geological Survey

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