Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlLenses Of Fossiliferous Sandstone In Clay-Filled Paleochannel
Materials
Ore mineralsBoltwoodite, Ilsemannite, Powellite, Weeksite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Frio Formation
Associated rockClay, Mud
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1961-1963
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10008452
MRDS IDD000625
Alternate namesNew Ranch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.5586, -98.28838
References
EARGLE, D. AND SNYDER, J., 1957, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE URANIUM-BEARING ROCKS OF THE KARNES CO. AREA, SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS: TEXAS UNIVERSITY BUR. ECON. GEOL. REPORT INV. 30TX BEG GB 18