Mine detail: Eureka 2 Uranium Occurrence

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Location: Uintah County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.07468, -109.89684
dep_id: 10088786
mrds_id: M058706
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Malachite
orebody_fm: TABULAR, LENSE
work_type: Surface
alteration: Limonite Stain
conc_proc: Reduction And Precipitation
ore_ctrl: Stream Channel, Overbank, Associated With Organic Debris
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Uinta
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: Uinta Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: CRAIG L.C., HAIL W.J. JR. AND LUFT S.J., 1982, NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION VERNAL QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND UTAH, DOE PGJ/F-026(82)P. 43-46.
  • Deposit:: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL, SURVEY, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT H0232069, URANIUM-VANADIUM REPORT 18, UINTA DISTRICT.
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