Mine detail: Shinarump No. 1 Mine

Previously called 'Shinarump No. 3 MineShinarump No. 4 Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.68498, -109.70654

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Secondary:	Vanadium
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite, Uraninite
Gangue:	Barite, Gypsum
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1948

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1949

Geology

Host rock:	Chinle Formation Moss Back Member
Host type:	Mudstone,Sandstone
Structure:	Moab Fault Just To The East
Tectonic:	Stable Platform

References

MRDS	W027731
DEP	10078974
Reference	{Deposit:: FINCH, W. I., 19- , GEOLOGY OF THE SHINARUMP NO. 1 URANIUM MINE, SEVEN MILE CANYON AREA; UTAH; USGS CIRC. 336.}{Deposit:: DROULLARD, R. F. AND E. E. JONES, 1955 , GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN MILE CANYON URANIUM DEPOSITS, GRAND CO. UTAH: USAEC RME-4066}{Reserve-Resource:: MC CARTHY, B. M., 1977}
Reporter	Mc Carthy, Blair M.