Description
Shumway Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPaleochannels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsMontroseite, Pascoite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10089555
MRDS IDW027440
Alternate namesCliffhouse
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.59417, -109.59597
References
DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU; USGS PP 300 , P 243 - 262PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH; USAEC RME 109STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )1946 RECON U. S. G. M. R. I. 39301954 RECON USAEC RME 30931958 RECON USAEC RME 109 (REV.)UGMS STUDY 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977