Mine detail: Dexter 7

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Location

Lat / long:

39.02914, -110.71296

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Zippeite
Gangue:	Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Malachite, Melanterite, Tetrahedrite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1945

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1950

Geology

Host rock:	Mossback Member Of Chinle Formation
Host type:	Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure:	San Rafael Swell, Fractures
Tectonic:	Stable Platform

References

MRDS	W015553
DEP	10071867
Reference	{Deposit:: HAWLEY, C.C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT. USGS BULL. 123}{Deposit:: 1950 RECON USAEC RM}{Production:: UGMS STUDY - 1973}
Reporter	Trimble, Larry M.