Mine detail: Western Payday Mine

Previously called 'West PaydayHighball'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.7825, -109.78681

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium, Vanadium

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Chinle Formation, Shinarump, Member
Host type:Mudstone,Sandstone
Tectonic:Stable Platform

References

MRDSW027386
DEP10078770
Reference{Deposit:: LEWIS, R. Q., AND CAMPBELL, R. H., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF ELK RIDGE AND VICINITY, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, USGS P. P. 474 - B.}{Deposit:: LAVERTY, R. A., AND GROSS, E. B., 1956, PARAGENETIC STUDIES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, U. S. G. S. BULL. 300, P. 195 - 201.}{Production:: UGMS STUDY 1973}{Reserve-Resource:: UGMS STUDY, 1973}
ReporterJones, Harold H.