Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR-PIPE LIKE, POD LIKE
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Uraninite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Sevey Dolomite;Needles Range Formation
StructureBasin & Range, Normal & Thrust Faulting, Minor Folding, Extensive Igneous Activity
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationLimonitization, Kaolinization, Argillite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10010606
MRDS IDD004413
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.24829, -113.5822
References
DMEA-FLUORSPAR-URANIUM CONTRACT DOCKET # 2182 OCT 15, 1959EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.1954 DIREXPL TILLMAN, C.G.1954 DIREXPL USBM, GILKEY, M.M.AEC PRESS RELEASE # 220, NOV 24, 1958EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.