Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody form"C" ROLLS, TABULAR
Ore controlPaleo Channels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite
GangueGalena, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Temple Mountain Collapse
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstones And Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10089332
MRDS IDW018743
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.68164, -110.6713
References
HAWLEY, C. C., 1957, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 12391957 RECON U.S.A.E.C.1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETINHAWLEY, C. C. AND OTHERS, 1965, USGS BULL. 1192, P. 135