Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Uranium
TertiaryIron, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES, LENSES, RODS, ROLLS
Ore controlMineralization In Bands Filling Interstices In Sandstone, Coating Pebbles And Fractures; In Bottom Of Most Paleostream Channels--Commonly With Carbonaceous Debris
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Copper, Iron, Lead, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Gypsum, Ilsemannite, Jarosite, Limonite, Opal, Quartz, Wad
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Shinarump Conglomerate (Member Of Chinle Formation);De Chelly Sandstone
StructureOn E Limb Of Monument Upwarp, In En Echelon Strike Slip Vertical Faults Along Channel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027378
MRDS IDM002989
Alternate namesSouth Extension Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.9264, -109.88876
References
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