Texas · Gonzales, Karnes County
Past Producer

Smith Mine

Gonzales, Karnes County, Texas, United States
UraniumMolybdenumSelenium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Selenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlOrebody In Upper Sand At End Of Ne-Striking Normal Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite, Uraninite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Oakville
StructureGrowth Faulting
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10062944
MRDS IDTC36551
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.15387, -97.65558
References
GALLOWAY, W.E., ET AL, 1979, SOUTH TEXAS URANIUM PROVINCE, GEOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GUIDEBOOK 18, 81 PCIMRI