Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, BLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10106014
MRDS IDW026945
Alternate namesSkyrock Fraction
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6872, -109.14125
References
EICHER, L.J. AND MILLER, G.A., 1956 , GATEWAY DISTRICT, MESA CO. COLORADO AND GRAND CO. UTAH, IN GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS, US AEC TEI 6201946 DIREXPL U.S.B.M., REPT. OF INVES. 393MC CARTHY, B.M., 1977