Mine detail: Yellow Cat

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Location: Garfield County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.98471, -110.62823
dep_id: 10015307
mrds_id: DB00685
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Trace mineral: Vanadium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Carnotite, Tyuyamunite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR TO TABULAR
conc_proc: Ground Water Solutions
ore_ctrl: Carbon Trash In Sedimentary Channel
Reporter: Doelling, Hellmut H.
hrock_unit: Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Henry Mtns. Basin, Joining Of Browns Hole Syncline And East Henry Mtns. Syncline
tectonic: Stable Platform
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNT, C. B. AND OTHERS, 1953 , GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P. 228 .
  • Deposit:: DOELLING, 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SP. ST. 22 .
  • Deposit:: DOELLING, 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
  • Deposit:: BROOKE, G. L. AND OTHERS, 1951 , GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TRACHYTE DISTRICT, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH: USAEC RMO-912 , 7 P.
  • Deposit:: 1959 RECON JOHNSON, BULL. 1087-C
  • Deposit:: 1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MAS
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