Description
Arch Boyd, Jack Jones, Tom Holmes
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, PINCH & SWELL
Ore controlPaleochannels
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10015077
MRDS IDDB00083
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12749, -109.13179
References
DIX, G. P. (JR.), 1954 , THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF BIG INDIAN WASH, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 4022 (REV.)ISACHSEN, Y. W., 1954 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG INDIAN WASH AREA, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 9 , UGA.WOOD, H. B., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE LISBON VALLEY AREA, UTAH, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., GRATON-SALES, NEW YORK, AIME1957 RECON USBM REPORTMC MILLAN, W. D., 1958 , REPORT OF LISBON VALLEY URANIUM: COMPANY'S CLAIMS IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.ORAL COMMUNICATION CARL LIPP.; UGMS STUDY - 1973ORAL COMMUNICATION, CARL LIPP, MINE FOREMAN