Utah · Emery County
Occurrence

Virginia Low Mine

Emery County, Utah, United States
UraniumVanadiumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSCATTERED PODS
Ore controlCoaly Logs And Carbonatious Material
Materials
Ore mineralsUranophane
GangueChalcedony, Limonite
Other materialsMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Monitor Butte, Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071840
MRDS IDW015496
Alternate namesGold Nugget #1-4, Air Field #1-4, Gateway #1-8
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.87553, -110.72296
References
HAWLEY, C. C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 1239REYNER, M.L. 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT. USAEC RMO 673DOELLING, H.H., 1977