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 ID10010609
MRDS IDD004417
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17079, -113.53498
References
DMEA-FLUORSPAR-URANIUM CONTRACT DOCKET # 2182 OCT 15, 19591954 DIREXPL TILLMAN, C.G.1954 DIREXPL USBM, GILKEY, M.M.AEC PRESS RELEASE # 220, NOV 24, 1958EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.