Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMINERALIZED CHANNEL IS A SMALL SPOON-SHAPED OFFSHOOT FROM A MUCH DEEPER AND MORE PRONOUNCE CHANNEL
Ore controlUranium And Copper Minerals Are Commonly Localized In The Lower Parts Of The Host Rock, Or On The Sides Of Channels
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Is Referred To As The Shinarump Member
AlterationA Bleached Zone Up To 3 Or 4 Feet Thick Occurs Beneath Host Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027314
MRDS IDM002830
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.86639, -111.63797
References
PHOENIX, DAVID A., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE LEES FERRY AREA, USGS BULL. 1137 , P. 58 - 60 .PEIRCE, WESLEY H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ABM BULL. 182 , P. 119 & 217 .