Mine detail: Sunnyside Bituminous Sandstones

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Location

Lat / long: 39.63329, -110.35491

Resource

Primary: Oil Sands
Orebody form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratiform
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Green River Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Deltaic Depositional Environment
Tectonic:Stable Platform

References

MRDSW019048
DEP10073180
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: RITZMA, 1973; ALSO HOLMES AND OTHERS, 1948}{Deposit:: CAMPBELL, J. A., 1975, OIL - IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: MINING ENGINEERING V. 27, NO. 5, MAY, P. 47-53 (UGMS REPRINT 99).}{Deposit:: HOLMES, C. N., ET AL, 1948, GEOLOGY OF THE BITUMINOUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS NEAR SUNNYSIDE, CARBON COUNTY, UTAH: USGS OIL AND GAS INVESTIGATION PRELIMINARY MAP 86}{Deposit:: RITZMA, H. R., 1973, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS MAP 33, 2 SHEETS.}{Deposit:: BALL ASSOCIATES, 1965, SURFACE AND SHALLOW OIL - IMPREGNATED ROCKS AND SHALLOW OIL FIELDS IN THE U.S.: USBM MONGRAPH 12 P. 335 - 6}
ReporterCampbell, Jock A., Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.)