Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, BLANKET
Ore controlPaleochannels, Roll Ore Bodies
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Montroseite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10078546
MRDS IDW026923
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6797, -109.1493
References
EICHER, L.J. AND MILLER G.A., 1956 , GATEWAY DISTRICT, MESA CO. COLORADO AND GRAND CO., UTAH FROM, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS, US AEC TEI 6201943 DIREXPL USBM, DRILLINBLAIR MC CARTHY, 1977