The Whiterocks Deposit is a oil sands mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,178 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: 7,178 Feet (2,188 Meters)
Commodity: Oil Sands
Lat, Long: 40.56861, -109.91833
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Whiterocks Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whiterocks Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Oil Sands
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PERMEABILITY: 10 - 27
Analytical Data: POROSITY: 14 - 32
Analytical Data: PORE SPACE OIL SATURATED: 13 - 33
Analytical Data: GAL./TON: 4.5 - 31.4
Analytical Data: GRAVITY RANGE (API) - 4.4 - 12
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE LATERAL OR ALONG - STRIKE LIMITS ARE UNKNOWN.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 18
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE LARGE PIT, A SMALL PROSPECT PIT EAST OF WHITE ROCKS RIVER, A 25 FT LONG TUNNEL, AND A CAVED ADIT.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CAMPBELL, J. A., 1975 , OIL - IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH
Reference (Deposit): PRUITT, R. G., 1961 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, P. 18 .
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, J. A., 1975 , OIL - IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY REPRINT 99
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A. I., 1963 , OIL AND GAS POSSIBILITIES OF UTAH, RE - EVALUATED: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 54 , P. 237 - 243
Reference (Deposit): COVINGTON, R. E., 1964 , BITUMINOUS SANDSTONES OF UINTAH COUNTY: INTERMTN. ASSOC. OF PETROL. GEOL. GUIDEBOOK TO THE 13TH ANN. FIELD CONF., P. 233 - 238
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RITZMA, H. R., 173 , OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS MAP 33
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