Utah · Emery County
Occurrence

Atco Mine

Emery County, Utah, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlLogs Partly Carbonized And Partly Silicified
Materials
Ore mineralsCoal
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockClaystone · Mass Back Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10072973
MRDS IDW018714
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.7408, -110.56295
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. - BULLETIN