Simpatica # 3

The Simpatica # 3 is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,420 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: Simpatica # 3  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,420 Feet (1,652 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 37.59333, -109.60333

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Simpatica # 3 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Simpatica # 3


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Cottonwood Wash 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

Type: 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: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Blanding Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 ' CHIP SAMPLE, .016 % U3O8 , 1.005 % V2O5 , .002 % U3O8 , 1.100 % V2O5


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC 4


References

Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )

Reference (Deposit): DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, U. S. G. S., PP 300 , P. 243 - 262

Reference (Deposit): PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME - 109

Reference (Deposit): LEWIS, R. Q., CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USGS PP 474 - B

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977


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