Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium, Copper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENS
Ore controlChannel Fill, Carbonized Plant Remains, Impermeable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Uraninite, Zippeite
GangueBarite, Gypsum, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone, Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078838
MRDS IDW027496
Alternate namesHappy Jack, Blue Dike Mine, Happy Jack Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75254, -110.29347
References
PAGE, L. R., AND OTHERS, 1956 , GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, U. S. G. S. PROF. PAP. 300 , P. 263 - 280 , 281 - 284, 533 - 541 , 651 - 657.TRITES, A. F., AND CHEW, R. T., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE HAPPY JACK MINE, WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USGS BULL. 1009 - H.DOELLING, H. H. AND COHENOUR, R. E., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 21 , P. 150 - 194MILLER, L. J., 1955 , URANIUM ORE CONTROLS OF THE HAPPY JACK DEPOSIT, WHITE CANYON, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, ECON. GEOL. VOL. 50 , NO. 2 , P. 156 - 169UGMS URANIUM STUDY, 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977