Mine detail: Copperhead Mine

Previously called ''

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long: 37.57028, -110.20765

Resource(M)

Secondary: Uranium
Ore: Uraninite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

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

References

MRDSW027797
DEP10089638
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: SAMPLE H12 - 1 FT CHIP. 65 FT IN FROM PORTAL SE CORNER. SAMPLE H 21 , 7 FT CHIP 260 FT IN FROM PORTAL, NE RIB.}{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}{Reserve-Resource:: JONES, H., 1977}
ReporterJones, Harold H.