Utah · San Juan County
Past Producer

Dead Buck Mine

San Juan County, Utah, United States
UraniumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS, IRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlPaleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member
StructureStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106070
MRDS IDW027756
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.64305, -110.2746
References
SRC.REF: SAMPLE H3 - 1 FT. CHIP ACROSS PAY STREAKTHADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., 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. 1132.JONES, HAROLD, 1977JONES, H. 1977