The Gould Ranch Tar Sand Deposit is a oil sands mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Oil Sands
Lat, Long: 37.15306, -113.25889
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Gould Ranch Tar Sand Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gould Ranch Tar Sand Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Oil Sands
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Hurricane Cliffs Area
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Hurricane Cliffs
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Hurricane Fault System, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs In A North Striking Structural Swale 1/4 Km Wide And 2-3 M In Amplitude
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Of Bitumen
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A SMALL STRUCTURAL SWALE. HYDROCARBONS OCCUR IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER OF THE MOENKOPI FORMATION, BEING LOCALIZED BY THE HIGHLY POROUS CALCARENITE AT THIS STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION. MUCH OF THE HYDROCARBON SHOW CONSISTS OF LIVE OIL. OIL BLEEDS OUT OF VUGS AND STAINS THE SURFACE OF THE ROCK.
Comment (Workings): NO KNOWN WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): NORTH-SOUTH SWALE HAS SEVERAL EAST-WEST SECONDARY SUNLES SUPERIMPOSED ON IT
Comment (Development): DESCRIBED BY BASSLER AND REESIDE IN 1921. FURTHER DESCRIBED AND MAPPED BY BLAKEY IN 1979. NO KNOWN ATTEMPTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): BASSLER, H., AND REESIDE, J.B., 1921, OIL PROSPECTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 726-C, P. 87-107.
Reference (Deposit): BLAKEY, R.C., 1979, OIL IMPREGNATED CARBONATE ROCKS OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER MOENKOPI FORMATION, HURRICANE CLIFFS AREA, UTAH AND ARIZONA: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 6, NO. 1, P. 45-54.
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