Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENS
Ore controlPaleochannel
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation
StructureComb Monocline
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Siltstone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1977
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10078832
MRDS IDW027484
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75222, -109.7032
References
WITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MTNS. AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 453LEWIS, R. Q., CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U. S. G. S., PP 474 - B.TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977 ORAL COMMUNICATION WITH LOWELL ROCKWELL