| Deposit ID | 10078706 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Treasure |
| Related records | 10227016 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.47959, 38.85081 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1487 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILE NW OF YELLOW CAT RESERVOIR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grand(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cisco SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Westwater Canyon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(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 | Grand |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 022E | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| 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 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -109.47959, 38.85081 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 DEG W |
| Dip | 4 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 10.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Thompson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Uranium Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 31.355HA |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 500M |
| Overall width | 320.04M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027226 |
MC CARTHY, B. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Mc Carthy, Blair M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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