Description
W. J. Hannert And John Tomsich
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, BLANKET
Ore controlPaleo Channels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
GangueGalena, Marcasite, Pyrite
Other materialsSphalerite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Chinle Formation-Moss Back Member
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching Of Sandstone, Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10072997
MRDS IDW018762
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.69025, -110.98796
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239BAIN, G. W., 1952, URANIUM IN THE DIRTY DEVIL, SHINARUMP CHANNEL DEPOSIT: US AEC RMO-66REYNER, M. L., 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALOG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH, US AEC RMO-6731950 RECON US AEC RMO1952 RECON US AEC RMO1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, BULLETIN