| Deposit ID | 10078634 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cottonwood Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cottonwood Group |
| Related records | 10154915 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.25762, 37.68694 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1817 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEVIL MESA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Devil Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Montezuma(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035S | 024E | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Roscoelite | Ore |
| Result | .001 TO .39% U3O8, .29 TO 5.75% V2O5 |
|---|
| 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) | -109.25762, 37.68694 |
|---|
| General form | ROLL, ELONGATE TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
| Dip | 1 1/2 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 76.2M |
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | H. And L. Shumway |
| District name | Montezuma Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shumway Brothers |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 518.16M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027073 |
HUFF, L. C., AND LESURE, F. G., 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF MONTEZUMA CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1190
UGMS STUDY - 1973 - 1974
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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