Utah · San Juan County
Past Producer

Tuffy Copper Deposit

San Juan County, Utah, United States
CopperUranium
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Commodities
SecondaryCopper, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR BLANKET
Ore controlJoints And Crossbedding Planes In Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Malachite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Entrada Sandstone
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078755
MRDS IDW027367
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.93471, -109.53152
References
WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH; U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 4531964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINLEE I. PERRY, 1977