Mine detail: Maybe Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.57333, -110.15182

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Secondary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Uraninite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member
Host type:	Mudstone,Sandstone
Tectonic:	Stable Platform
Alteration processes:	Bleaching In Mudstone

References

MRDS	W027780
DEP	10079008
Reference	{Deposit:: THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125}{Deposit:: FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1132}{Production:: UGMS STUDY, 1973}
Reporter	Jones, Harold H.