P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit

The P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,041 feet.

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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

Name: P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.56, -109.41556

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P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Oil Sands


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1951
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: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL, LENS/IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline

Type: L
Description: Uncompahgre Uplift, Hill Creek Ridge Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 33 SAMPLES SHOW MAX. OF 29.6 GAL/TON IN THE AREA OF SEEP RIDGE T 16 S, R 24 E, SEC. 4 AND 5, AVERAGE POROSITY - 30.5%


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): THE OILSAND DEPOSIT INCLUDES NUMEROUS TOWNSHIPS

Comment (Deposit): 214 SQUARE MILES ARE UNDERLAIN BY OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE.

Reference (Deposit): BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSIT, UINTAH AND GRAND COUNTIES, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 31

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, JACK, OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, REPRINT 99

Reference (Deposit): 1951 GEOLMAP U. S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON CASHION AND BROWN

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP CASHION

Reference (Deposit): 1970 GEOLMAP U. G. M. S.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSIT


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