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Polar 3

Past Producer in Grand county in Utah, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155070
MAS/MILS ID 0490190037
Record type Site
Current site name Polar 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.15489, 38.65028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fisher Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Dolores(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Grand

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 025 S 025 E 10 SE NW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 03N
    Thickness 1.2M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Area 0.02HA
    Depth to top 24.4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:03N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .6
    Total Surface Area (HA) .02
    Date of Last Modification 790823

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Polar Mesa

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Union Carbide
    Year 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 61M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .73
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 30.5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EICHER, LJ AND MILLER, GA 19556 GATEWAY DIST, MESA CO., COLO

  • Deposit

    AND GRAND CO., UT; FROM GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIO-

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DEPOSITS; USAEC TEI 620

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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