Utah · San Juan County
Past Producer

Rattlesnake Mine

San Juan County, Utah, United States
VanadiumUranium
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Description

Woodmont Inc.

Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10079041
MRDS IDW027852
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.29527, -109.33847
References
WEIR, G. W. JR, LISBON VALLEY AREA, UTAH-COLORADO, TEI #590 , P. 30 - 42WEEKS, ALICE D., 1956 U.S.G.S. P.P. #300 P. 187 - 193USAEC GUIDEBOOK, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN U.S. USAEC, OCTOBER 1959DOELLING, H. H., AND R. E. COHENOUR, U.G.M.S. GUIDE BOOK #21 P. 150 - 154SMOUSE 1973 , U.G.M.S. STUDY