The Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit is a oil sands mine located in Duchesne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Oil Sands
Lat, Long: 40.39, -110.67444
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Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Oil Sands
Location
State: Utah
County: Duchesne
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDDED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syneline (North Limb)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO KNOWN WORKINGS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
References
Reference (Deposit): HUDDLE, J.W., ET. AL., 1951, GEOL. OF THE MOON LAKE AREA, DUCHESNE CO., UTAH: USGS OIL AND GAS INVESTIGATIONS MAP OM-115.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RITZMA, H.R., 1979.
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1979, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS MAP 47.
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