Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS
Ore controlPaleochannel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite, Uraninite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Chinle Formation, Shinarump Men
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106073
MRDS IDW027790
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56667, -110.22404
References
SRC.REF: SAMPLE H 16 - 5 FT CHIP, 350 FT IN FROM PORTAL.THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., 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 1132U.G.M.S. STUDY, 1973JONES, H., 1977