| Deposit ID | 10079025 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Lizard Mine |
| Related records | 10129779 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.2971, 37.55583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 4.2 MILES SE FROM THE CHOCOLATE DROP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chocolate Drop(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hite Crossing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Lake Powell(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 037S | 015E | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member |
| Rock description | Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member |
| (1) | -110.2971, 37.55583 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 36.58M |
| Width | 24.38M |
| Depth to top | 3.66M |
| Depth to bottom | 21.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | J. Wiley Redd |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| District name | White Canyon District, Red Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Goode Mining And Exploration |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Redd, William B. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shumway Brothers |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027813 |
THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNEL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO'S. UTAH, USGS BULL 1125
1955 COMPILE TRITES A. F., TEI 540
1964 COMPILE THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNEL T. L., BULL. 1125
UGMS INVESTIGATION 1973
JONES, H., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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