Big Buck Mine (Standard), Casa Colorado Rock, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Buck Mine (Standard) | Mine |
| Casa Colorado Rock | - not defined - |
| Lisbon Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| San Juan County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 11' 15'' North , 109° 15' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Sal | 395 (2011) | 13.9km |
| Monticello | 2,069 (2017) | 35.9km |
| Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 38.2km |
| Moab | 5,235 (2017) | 49.8km |
| Castle Valley | 342 (2017) | 51.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moab Rock Club | Moab, Utah | 50km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dorothy May
A former Cu-Pb-U-V-Zn occurrence/mine located in the SE¼SE¼SW¼ sec. 11, T30S, R24E, SLM, 5.0 km (3.1 miles) ENE of Casa Colorado Rock, on Bureau of Land Management administered land (located claim). Discovered in 1954 by the Standard Uranium Corporation. First production was 1955. Owned by the Atlas Minerals Corporation, Utah (1974). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in Late Permian Cutler Formation sandstone. The ore body is tabular, lenticular, podiform and irregular. It strikes N30W and dips 12W at a thickness of 3.1 meters and a depth-to-top of 90 meters, a width of 60 meters, and a length of 264 meters. It is lenticular. The primary ore control was bedding. Local rocks include Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah. Discovered by drilling.
Regional geologic structures include a stable platform. Local features involve thicker portions of sandstone with enrichment along fractures.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 1,500 meters and an overall depth of 114.3 meters. The mining method was room and pillar.
Production data are found in: Utah Geological and Mining Survey (1973).
Reserve-Resource data are found in: Jones, H (1978).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Becquerelite Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Doloresite Formula: V4+3O4(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Becquerelite | 4.GB.10 | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Doloresite | 4.HE.30 | V4+3O4(OH)4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Doloresite | V34+O4(OH)4 |
| V | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10015059 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0490370308
Stowe, Carlton H. (1973) Utah Mineral Industry Operator Directory. Bulletin 101. Utah Geological Survey
Big Buck Mine, Casa Colorado Rock, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA