The Calf Creek - Tizr is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 6,480 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.68083, -111.60750
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Calf Creek - Tizr MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Calf Creek - Tizr
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Kaiparowits Plateau
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Fossil Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Escalante Bench - Kaiparowits Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: East Flank Alvey Syncline.
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
Analytical Data: UPPER 6 FT: 13.4 PERCENT TIO2, 6.5 PERCENT ZRO2 0.09 PERCENT THO2 . LOWER 6 FT: 24.1 PERCENT TIO2 , 18.1 PERCENT ZRO2 , 0.15 PERCENT THO2
Materials
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Ilmenite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SURFACE BULLDOZING SCATTERED IN MANY AREAS.
Comment (Production): PERHAPS A FEW TONS FOR TESTING PURPOSES.
Comment (Deposit): 2 - 6 FT. LENSES.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961 , RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: USBM REPT. INV. 5860 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON USBM RI 5860 .
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON USMS - BULL. 107 , P. 144 - 146 .
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