Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, BLANKET
Ore controlPaleochannel
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Montroseite, Uraninite
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078560
MRDS IDW026943
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6847, -109.14152
References
EICHER, L.J. AND MILLER, G.A., 1956 , GATEWAY DISTRICT, MESA CO. COLORADO AND GRAND CO. UTAH, IN GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS, US AEC TEI 620UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY STUDY, 1973MC CARTHY, B.M., 1977