Mine detail: Mexican Hat Oil Impregnated Rock

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.15251, -109.87042

Resource

Tertiary: Oil Sands
Ore: Limestone
Orebody form: BLANKET
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Hermosa Formation;Rico Formation
Host type:Limestone
Structure:Monument Upwarp, Mexican Hat Syncline

References

MRDSW027098
DEP10089502
Reference{Deposit:: GREGORY, H. E., 1909, THE SAN JUAN OIL FIELD, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 431, PP 11-25}{Deposit:: MISER, H. D., 1924, GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF SAN JUAN CANYON AND ADJACENT COUNTRY, UTAH; USGS BULL 751-D}{Deposit:: WENGERD, S. A., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE MEXICAN HAT OIL FIELD, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH: FOUR CORNERS GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, 1955, PP. 150 - 163.}{Deposit:: 1909 RECON GREGORY USGS BULL 431, P. 21}{Deposit:: 1924 RECON MISER USGS BULL 751-D}{Deposit:: 1955 COMPILE WENGERD FOUR CORNERS GEOL. SOC GUIDEBOOK P. 152}{Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE RITZMA - UGMS MAP 33}{Reserve-Resource:: RITZMA, H. R., 1973, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH, UGMS MAP #33.}
ReporterCampbell, Jock A.