Salt Wash Deposits

The Salt Wash Deposits is a uranium, selenium, vanadium, and molybdenum mine located in county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Salt Wash Deposits  

State:  Arizona

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Selenium, Vanadium, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 37.9333, -109.03330

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Salt Wash Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Salt Wash Deposits
Secondary: Uravan Mineral Belt
Secondary: Carrizo Lukachukai
Secondary: Henry Mtns.
Secondary: Green River


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Selenium
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: SYNGENETIC SEDIMENT-HOSTED (NON-CARBONIFEROUS) (PENECONCORDANT SANDSTONE-URANIUM)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1984
Discovery Year: 1899
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: BROAD FLUVIO-LACUSTRINE PLAIN


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: R. GENE CLARK, ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, TO H.C. GRANGER, U.S. GEOL SURVEY, NOV 1984: INCLUDES COMPUTER SUMMARY, OF PRODUCTION AND RESOURCES, COLORADO PLATEAU V-U DEPOSITS ORGANIZED BY AREA; PREPARED BY LUTHER SMITH, DEPT. OF ENERGY.

Reference (Deposit): THAMM, J.K., KOVSCHAK, A.A., JR. AND ADAMS, S.S., 1981, GEOLOGY AND RECOGNITION CRITERIA FOR SANDSTONE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE SALT WASH TYPE, COLORADO PLATEAU PROVINCE: US DEPT OF ENERGY, REPORT GJBX-6(81), 135 P.

Reference (Deposit): FISCHER, R.P., 1942, VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO AND UTAH; USGS BULL. 936-P, P. 363-394.

Reference (Deposit): FISCHER, R.P., 1945. CRADE DISTRIBUTION AND RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF VANADIUM AND URANIUM IN THE CARNOTITE DEPOSITS: INTERNAL USGS ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): FISCHER, R.P., 1968, THE URANIUM AND VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU REGION: ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, (GRATON-SALES VOLUME=, A.I.M.E., PT. 6, CHAP. 35, P. 735-745.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1980. URANIUM IN COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGY, 1980 SYMPOSIUM, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ASSN. OF GEOLOGISTS, DENVER, CO P. 217-224.

Reference (Deposit): WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: LUTHER SMITH, ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATIN, US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO H.C. GRANGER, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OCT, 16, 1985: COMPUTER SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION AND RESOURCES, COLORADO PLATEAU V-U DEPOSITS, ORGANIZED BY HOST ROCK.


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