Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlCoal And Asphalt Material And Carbon Trash
Materials
Ore mineralsCoal, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Claystone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Chinle Formation Montibu Butte Member
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10072970
MRDS IDW018711
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.99027, -110.69985
References
HAWLEY, C. C., 1957, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT, EMERY CO. UT.: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL 12391957 RECON U.S.A.E.C.1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETINUGMS STUDY - 1973DOELLING H. H., 1977 UGMS ECON GEOL.