Vernal Field #2

Plant in Uintah county in Utah, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179694
MAS/MILS ID 0490470254
Record type Site
Current site name Vernal Field #2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.60072, 40.58326 (WGS84)
Elevation 2130
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uintah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Steinaker Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Uintah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003 S 020 E 01 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.60072, 40.58326

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Wash
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Verna, Utah

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT WAS INCLUDED IN 0490470057A, VERNAL FIELD (COMBINED).

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MAS RECORD RELATES TO THE VERNAL FIELD COMBINED DEPOSIT, SEQ NO 0490470253, RESERVE Q-MAT 2, COL 3, ROW 2, AND DEVEL SCH 1 RECS: SURFACE MINE REC 2, K2, AND PRODUCT REC PG. THIS MAS PROPERTY LISTING IS ONE OF 5 SEPARATE DEPOSITS USED FOR THE PHOSPHATE SUPPLY ALALYSIS STUDY. EACH OF THESE SEPARATE LISTINGS HAS THE SPECIFIC RESERVES & OPERATING DATA FOR THE SUPPLY ANALYSIS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-95 Drescher, Theodore A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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