Utah · San Juan County
Past Producer

Hesperus Mine

San Juan County, Utah, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS, POD, TABULAR
Ore controlPaleochannel Scours
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10015132
MRDS IDDB00186
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.3311, -109.07068
References
SRC.REF: SPL H34 , 10 IN CHIP, 100 FT. IN FROM PORTAL, E RIB, W PORTALCARTER, W. D., AND GUALTIERI, J. L., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LA SAL QUADRANGLE SAN JUAN CO., UTAH AND MONTROSE CO., COLO.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 50UGMS STUDY, 1973JONES, H., 1977