Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
TertiaryCalcium, Quartz
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR - FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN LENTICULAR SHOOTS WITHIN LARGER PODLIKE ORE ZONES ALONG THE FAULTED CONTACT OF A TERTIARY RHYOLITE PORPHYRY AND A SIL-DEV LIMESTONE
Ore controlFault/Contact Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Gray Or Buff Massive Dolomites
StructureWah Wah Mountains Syncline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1935
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10069420
MRDS IDW006949
Alternate namesRoberts and Staats Mine, Skougard Mine., Monarch Mine, Roberts and Skougard Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.24996, -113.58415
References
THURSTON, W. R., STAATZ, M. H., COX, D. C. ET AL, 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 1005 P. 16 - 18WHELAN, J. A., 1965, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION, STAATZ MINE AND BLAWN MOUNTAIN AREAS, CENTRAL WAH WAH RANGE, BEAVER CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES NO. 12 P. 5 - 181943 GEOLMAP COX, D. C. FISHER1963 GEOLMAP U. OF UTAH, WHELAN, J. A. & BAETCKE, G.THURSTON, W. R., 1950, F. DEP. OF UTAH. U. S. BU MINES MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1946 - 1972