Mine detail: Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 3

Previously called '87613'

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Location: Harding County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 45.37052, -103.16084
dep_id: 10092996
mrds_id: SD01751
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Carnotite
conc_proc: Meteoric Water Percolating Through The Overlying Mildly Radioactive Tuffaceous Arikaree Formation Brought Uranium And Other Ions To The Chadron Formation.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: GILL AND MOORE, 1955 , USGS BULL. 1009 - I
  • Deposit:: GILL, JAMES R. AND MOORE, GEORGE W., 1955 , CARNOTITE-BEARING SANDSTONE IN CEDAR CANYON, SLIM BUTTES, HARDING COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, USGS BULL. 1009 - I
  • Deposit:: PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , GOVERT QUAD, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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