Utah · Emery County
Occurrence

Block Mountain Mine

Emery County, Utah, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSCATTERED PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueGypsum, Jarosite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Monitor Butte Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationFractures
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071844
MRDS IDW015502
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.80441, -110.7413
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 673