Mine detail: Markey Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.54944, -110.30071

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium, Copper
Ore:	Antlerite, Chalcopyrite
Gangue:	Chalcedony, Gypsum, Pyrite
Orebody form:	TABULAR/BLANKET

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Chinle Formation, Shinarump Member
Host type:	Sandstone
Tectonic:	Stable Platform

References

MRDS	W027812
DEP	10089644
Reference	{Deposit:: PAGE AND OTHERS, 1955 , GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, USGS PROF. PAPER 300 , P. 281 - 28}{Production:: UGMS INVESTIGATION 1973}{Reserve-Resource:: HAROLD JONES, 1977}
Reporter	Jones, Harold H.