Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPaleochannel
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Mudstone Unit Of Chinle Formation;Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10107352
MRDS IDW027495
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.78333, -109.75431
References
LEWIS, R. Q., AND CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, USGS P. P. 474 - B.LAVERTY, R.A., AND GROSS, E.B., 1956, PARAGENETIC STUDIES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, USGS BULL. 300, P. 195-201.UGMS STUDY - 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977