Utah · Emery County
Occurrence

Eagle Mine

Emery County, Utah, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSCATTERED LENSES AT BOTTOM OF CHANNEL SANDSTONE
Ore controlCarbon Trash, Clay Galls And Contact Of Sandstones
Materials
Ore mineralsCoal, Uraninite
GangueGypsum, Limonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chinle Formation-Moss Back Member
StructureWest Flank Of San Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching Below Sandstones
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089337
MRDS IDW018759
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.67303, -111.00073
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239