Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlPaleochannels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Uraninite
GangueJarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078837
MRDS IDW027493
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75222, -109.76237
References
LEWIS, R. Q., AND CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, USGS P. P. 474 - B.LAVERTY, R.A., AND GROSS, E.B., 1956, PARAGENETIC STUDIES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, USGS BULL. 300, P. 195-201.UGMS STUDY - 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977