Utah · Emery County
Past Producer

Blue Bird Prospect

Emery County, Utah, United States
UraniumCopper
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Description

Kay Hunt Of Hanksville, Utah

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR - BLANKET
Ore controlPaleo Channel, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite
GangueChalcocite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Chinle Formation-Monitor Butte Member
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone, Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10073003
MRDS IDW018775
Alternate namesHunts
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5608, -110.9563
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1231968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETI