Utah · San Juan County
Producer

Yellow John Mine

San Juan County, Utah, United States
UraniumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlPaleochannel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Chinle Formation. Shinarump Member
StructureStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10078999
MRDS IDW027764
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.57861, -110.08515
References
SRC.REF: SAMPL H16 - 3 FT CHIP, 2 FT IN SM DOGHOLE IN FACE OPEN PIT W RIBTHADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1132 .UGMS STUDY 1973JONES, H. 1977