Mine detail: Dead Buck Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.64305, -110.2746

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium, Copper
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Uraninite
Orebody form: LENS, IRREGULAR, TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

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

References

MRDSW027756
DEP10106070
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: SAMPLE H3 - 1 FT. CHIP ACROSS PAY STREAK}{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 COS., 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.}{Production:: JONES, HAROLD, 1977}{Reserve-Resource:: JONES, H. 1977}
ReporterJones, Harold H.