Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlCarbonaceous Material, Paleo Channels
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Temple Mtn. Collapse, East Striking Faults, Northwest, Striking Faults
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone & Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10105917
MRDS IDW018715
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6683, -110.68296
References
HAWLEY, C. C., 1957, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT, EMERY CO. UT.: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL 12391957 RECON U.S.A.E.C. TEI REPORT1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETINUGMS STUDY - 1973