Mine detail: Canyon No. 1

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Location

Lat / long:

38.6411, -109.08708

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Secondary:	Vanadium
Ore:	Carnotite, Coffinite, Montroseite, Uraninite
Orebody form:	TABULAR, BLANKET
Discovery year:	1948

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Morrison Formation, Saltwash Member
Host type:	Mudstone,Sandstone
Tectonic:	Stable Platform

References

MRDS	W026916
DEP	10089465
Reference	EICHER L.J. AND MILLER G.A. 1956 , GATEWAY DISTRICT, MESA CO., COLORADO AND GRAND CO. UTAH, FROM GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS, US AEC TEI 62
Reporter	Mc Carthy, Blair M.