Asphalt Ridge Nw Oil Sands Deposit

The Asphalt Ridge Nw Oil Sands Deposit is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,919 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Asphalt Ridge Nw Oil Sands Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Oil Sands

Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Sohio

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline

Type: L
Description: Angular Unconformity, Normal Faulting

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sand

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 23

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: RITZMA, 1973 , MAP 33

Reference (Deposit): COVINGTON, 1964 , BITUMINOUS SANDSTONE OF THE UINTA BASIN IN GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UINTA BASIN: IAPG 13TH ANN FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, 1964

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, 1975 , OIL-IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 27 NO. 5 , MAY 1975

Reference (Deposit): SPIEKER, 1930 , BITUMINOUS SANDSTONE NEAR VERNAL, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 822 P 77 - 98

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RITZMA, 1973

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