| Deposit ID | 10089639 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027799 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Canyon No. 1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Cameo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.11377, 37.62972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Relative position | 1.6 MILES NWN OF THE NEEDLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Cheesebox(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 | 036S | 016E | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Uraninite | 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 | Chinle Formation Shinarump Member |
| Rock description | Chinle Formation Shinarump Member |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.11377, 37.62972 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 12 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG W |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 1.83M |
| Depth to bottom | 38.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | White Canyon District, White Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Butt Mining |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah Power And Light Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027799 |
THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1132
UGMS STUDY, 1973
JONES, H., 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Jones, Harold H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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