Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPaleo Channels, Carbonaceous Trash
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Mossback Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Fractures
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone, Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10071868
MRDS IDW015554
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.0283, -110.71741
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 COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 673.1950 RECON USAEC R.M.DDOELLING, H.H., 1977