Delaware Chief

San Juan County, Utah, United States

Uranium Vanadium

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryUranium, Vanadium

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formTABULAR

Ore controlPaleochannel

Materials

Ore mineralsCarnotite

Geology

Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation

Tectonic settingStable Platform

AlterationBleaching In Sandstone

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

HUFF, L. C., LESURE, F. G., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF MONTEZUMA CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USGS BULL. 1190 , 102 PUGMS STUDY - 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977

Identification

Deposit ID10078786

MRDS IDW027406

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates37.62806, -109.24068