Arizona · Navajo County
Past Producer

Daylight Mine

Navajo County, Arizona, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR ORE PODS
Ore controlDeposits Occur In Bottom Of Most Paleostream Channels, Usually With Carbonaceous Debris
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Is Known As Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027499
MRDS IDM003205
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.94668, -110.28182
References
CHENOWETH,W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182,P. 235-248.