Mine detail: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 40.74999, -103.28331

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Uranium
Discovery year: 1943

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Pierre Shale;Laramie
Host type:Sandstone
Tectonic:Central Platform

References

MRDSD006704
DEP10011647
Reference{Deposit:: FINCH, W.I., 1967, GEOLOGY OF EPIGENETIC URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SANDSTONE IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 538, P. 9}{Deposit:: BUTLER, A.P., FINCH, W.I., TWENHOFEL, W.S., 19, EPIGENETIC URANIUM IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT}{Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 218-220}
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