Utah · Rich County
Past Producer

Crawford Mountains Group

Rich County, Utah, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Gypsum, Illite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Park City Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10227218
MRDS IDD006301
Alternate namesCrawford Group, Rex Peak Mine, Mandan Mine, Pearl Mine, Sioux Mine, Tuscarora Mine, Emma Mine, Pawnee Mine, Cherokee Mine, Arickaree Mine, Crawford Mountains, Bradley Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.718, -111.063
References
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