Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlSedimentary (Fluvial) Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Copper, Galena
GangueGypsum, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Siltstone,Sandstone · Monitor Butte Member/Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation
StructureWest Flank Monument Upwarp
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10015572
MRDS IDDB01561
Alternate namesCliffside Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.1086, -110.45572
References
DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .BAKER, A. A., 1946 , GEOLOGY OF THE GREEN RIVER DESERT-CATARACT CANYON REGION, EMERY, WAYNE, AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 951 .1967 MINEMAP UGMS SP. ST. 221973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM-MASUSBM-MAS 98