Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlRing-Fault Structure Is The Main Ore Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Coffinite, Galena, Uraninite
GangueJarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Morrison Formation
StructureRing-Fault Offsets Stratigraphic Units By 30 Ft. To 45 Ft..
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1956
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10101767
MRDS IDD008896
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.13173, -107.31505
References
HILPERT, L.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1960 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 55, NO 3, P.456WYLIE, E.T., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 177-181SCHLEE, J.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1963 USGS MAP GQ-209HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 58, 105-106, 124CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.