Utah · San Juan County
Past Producer

Copperhead Mine

San Juan County, Utah, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
SecondaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPaleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10089638
MRDS IDW027797
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.57028, -110.20765
References
SRC.REF: SAMPLE H12 - 1 FT CHIP. 65 FT IN FROM PORTAL SE CORNER. SAMPLE H 21 , 7 FT CHIP 260 FT IN FROM PORTAL, NE RIB.THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., 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 1132JONES, H., 1977