Poison Spring Canyon

Oil Sands occurrence · Garfield County, Utah

OccurrenceOil SandsUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · OIL SANDSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for oil sands. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateUtah
CountyGarfield
Coordinates38.08916, -110.43489

Commodities

TertiaryOil Sands

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10088294
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Poison Spring Canyon1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Cedar Point Group1.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Cedar Point Group1.3 miUraniumPast Producer
Dirty Devil Group1.3 miVanadium, Uranium, CopperOccurrence
Dirty Devil Group1.3 miOccurrence
Cedar Point Group1.4 miUraniumProducer
Dirty Devil Group1.5 miUraniumOccurrence
Poison Springs1.6 miUraniumProducer
Poison Spring Group1.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Poison Spring Group1.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Bill Wells3.0 miVanadium, Uranium, CopperPast Producer
Bill Wells3.0 miOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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