Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES
Ore controlPlant Remains, Paleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite, Uranophane
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation;Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin Paradox Basin, East San Rafael Monocline
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10099714
MRDS IDW014828
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.85803, -110.46962
References
HAWLEY, C. C. ET AL. 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UT: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY, C. C. AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY OF ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL: 1239 115 P.GILLULY, J., 1929, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806, P. 69 - 130.1965 COMPILE HAWLEY AND OTHERS, BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK, DYER, BULLETINUGMS STUDY - 1973