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Relation of Sedimentary Trends Tectonic Features, and Ore Deposits in the Blanding District, San Juan County, Utah: Technical Report for April 1, 1953 to March 31, 1954

Description: Introduction: Under a contract between the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the University of Utah the writer has been investigating the sedimentary relations of the uranium deposits of the Salt Wash sandstone in the Colorado Plateau.
Date: March 1954
Creator: Stokes, William Lee
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Second Occurrence of Bayleyite in the United States

Description: Abstract: "The mineral bayleyite was first described in 1951 from a mine in Yavapai County, Ariz. This report describes bayleyite from the Hideout No. 1 mine, San Juan County, Utah, together with its associated minerals and mineralogic properties."
Date: July 1952
Creator: Stern, T. W. & Weeks, Alice Dowse
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Reconnaissance of the Red Canyon area, San Juan County, Utah

Description: Reconnaissance made of the Red Canyon area with the objective to locate areas favorable to the occurrence of uranium deposits, study the environment of the deposits, and to collect data for regional studies.
Date: January 30, 1957
Creator: Mace, Edward V. & Oertell, E. W.
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Geology of the Monument Valley-Navajo Mountain Region, San Juan County, Utah

Description: From abstract: The Monument Valley-Navajo Mountain region is part of the Colorado Plateau and includes about 1,100 square miles in San Juan County, southeastern Utah, lying between the San Juan and Colorado Rivers on the north and the Utah-Arizona State line on the south. Included in the region are Navajo Mountain, the Rainbow Natural Bridge, and a part of the picturesque Monument Valley.
Date: 1936
Creator: Baker, Arthur A.
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Interpretation and Evaluation of the Uranium Occurences Near Goodsprings, Nevada: Final Report

Description: Abstract: The uranium occurrences near Goodsprings, Clark Co., Nevada, are divided into two distinct types which differ from each other in geographic distribution, localization of mineralization, mineralogy and origin. None of the known deposits is of present commercial significance and therefore this study emphasizes the genetic rather than the economic aspects.
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Barton, Paul B., Jr. & Behre, Charles H., Jr.
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Evaluation of The Texas Company Airborne Radioactivity Survey at Blanding, Utah

Description: Purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to present an analysis and evaluation of the airborne radioactivity survey of the Blanding, Utah district conducted by The Texas Company on behalf of the Atomic energy Commission. Within the scope of the report, only the results of the airborne survey and the data used in its evaluation are presented. No attempt is made to discuss the details of the survey or of the drilling program conducted in the area. A separate report by P. 1. Melanoon, on t… more
Date: April 25, 1952
Creator: Rosenzweig, Abraham
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Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Cottonwood Wash Mining Area: San Juan County, Utah

Description: Introduction: This study was made in conjunction with a core drilling program designed to trace ore trends from existing mines eastward under deeper cover. The exploration drilling covered an area of about 1 square mile. The results of previous drilling by the Commission, which covered an additional 10 square miles, have been incorporated in this report.
Date: March 1958
Creator: Pitman, R. K. & Gross, E. B.
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Mining Methods and Techniques Used at the Radon Longwall Operation, Hecla Mining Company, San Juan County, Utah

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing uranium mining methods. As stated in the introduction, "the Federal Bureau of Mines is publishing a series of studies on the methods and costs of mining uranium on the Colorado Plateau. This report describes the long-wall mining methods and techniques used at the Radon mine, Big Indian district, San Juan County, Utah" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dare, Wilbert Leland & Lindstrom, P. M.
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Preliminary Report on Geologic Investigations in White Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, 1952

Description: From introduction: Field work, begun in the field season of 1951, was continued by the U. S. Geological Survey in the White Canyon area, San Juan County, Utah, from May 1 to October 28, 1952, The objectives of this work were to study the habits and character of uranium deposits in the area, to determine control and guides to ore and suitable areas for physical exploration, and to map and study the ore-bearing and adjacent strata to determine the regional geologic controls and habits of the uran… more
Date: January 1953
Creator: Trites, Albert F., Jr. & Finnell, Tommy L.
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Reservoir-Oil Characteristics, Aneth Field, San Juan County, Utah

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the characteristics of reservoir-oil sampled from San Juan County, Utah. The properties of each sample collected are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Zaffarano, Richard F.; Cupps, Cecil Q. & Fry, J.
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UMTRA Project Site Observational Work Plan, Mexican Hat, Utah

Description: Surface cleanup activities at the Mexican Hat UMTRA processing site are nearing completion. Ground Water contamination at the Mexican Hat site is a result of uranium milling operations. The extent of residual process water has been identified, and it is limited to the uppermost aquifer in the vicinity of the site. Deeper aquifers are not affected because of an upward hydraulic gradient and the presence of a confining unit (the deeper aquifers are protected by hydrogeologic isolation). The upper… more
Date: September 1994
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Interim report on botanical prospecting for uranium in the Shinarump conglomerate at Deer Flat, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah

Description: An interim report regarding botanical prospecting for uranium in the Shinarum conglomerate at Deer Flat, in the White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah. This report concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.s. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Froelich, A. J. & Kleinhampl, F. J.
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Reconnaissance of the Geohydrology of the Moab-Monticello Area Western Paradox Basin, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah

Description: From introduction: The purpose of this report is to define surface-water and ground-water hydrology of the Moab-Monticello area in sufficient detail to be part of the data base to determine the feasibility of storing nuclear waste in salt deposits associated with salt anticlines. The investigation primarily used existing data and reports, with minor supplementation from reconnaissance inventories and measurements.
Date: 1983
Creator: Weir, J. E., Jr.; Maxfield, E. Blair & Hart, I. M.
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Interim Report on Botanical Prospecting for Uranium in the Shinarump Conglomerate at Deer Flat, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah

Description: Report discussing a study in which the plant analysis method of botanical prospecting for concealed uranium deposits was employed in the Deer Flat area, White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah. The study took place from May to July, 1953.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Froelich, A. J. & Kleinhampl, F. J.
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The San Juan Country: A Geographic and Geologic Reconnaissance of Southeastern Utah

Description: From abstract: The San Juan country includes an area of about 3,800 square miles east of the Colorado River in San Juan County, southeastern Utah. This paper is based on reconnaissance geographic and geologic surveys made in 1910, 1915, 1925, and 1927-29.
Date: 1938
Creator: Gregory, Herbert E.
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