The Cottonwood Draw Deposit is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.98806, -110.68250
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Cottonwood Draw Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cottonwood Draw Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Oil Sands
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael Swell
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
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD - LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.5 GALS PER TON, 9.8% PORE SATURATION (OIL), 14.5% POROSITY FROM SELECT SAMPLE AT POINT LOCATION.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO KNOWN MINING OF THIS DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY MAP. 33
Reference (Deposit): 1965 COMPILE BALL ASS. USBM MON. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1946 RECON A.A. BAKER, USGS BULL. 951
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1973, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY MAP 33, 2 SHEETS
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