| Deposit ID | 10089559 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027451 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Point |
| Related records | 10300910 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.60569, 37.59472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1658 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Mesa Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan-Four Corners(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 | 037S | 021E | 04 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | 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 |
| (1) | -109.60569, 37.59472 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, POD, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 24.38M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 12.19M |
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cottonwood Wash Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027451 |
DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, U. S. G. S., PP 300 , P. 243 - 262
PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME - 109
STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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