Mine detail: Discovery

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Location: San Juan County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.49637, -109.7646
dep_id: 10015101
mrds_id: DB00114
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Trace mineral: Copper, Vanadium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Malachite, Uraninite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: LENS, TABULAR IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Bleaching In Mudstone
ore_ctrl: Accumulation Of Vegetation
Reporter: Jones, Harold H.
hrock_unit: Chinle Formation, Mossback Member
hrock_type: Sandstone,Conglomerate
tectonic: Stable Platform
References:
  • SRC.REF: ( SPL. H - 49 ) *CHIP ACROSS CARBON TRASH AREA 160 FT IN FROM PORTAL SRIB UPPER CROSSCUTS.
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