Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit

The Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit is a oil sands mine located in Duchesne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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

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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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