Search for Uranium in the Western States: ABSTRACT

Notes on the geology of uranium

“…Most known deposits of this type are in areas where the climate is arid or semiarid. With few exceptions, the deposits are small and minable thicknesses generally contain less than 0.2 percent uranium (McKelvey, 1955).…”

“…i» Mackay and Beer, 1952. 11 Lang, 1952McKelvey, 1955;Everhart and Wright, 1953;Bain, 1950; and many articles and notes in Engineering and Mining Journal and other technical journals.…”

“…Deposits contain hundreds, less commonly thousands or tens of thousands and rarely millions of tons of ore, averaging a few tenths (generally 0.2 to 0.5) of a percent uranium. Some contain recoverable vanadium or copper CFischer, 1942, McKelvey, 1955, Steen, 1954).…”

Distribution of elements in sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau - a preliminary report

“…The Colorado Plateau is a vanadium and uranium province, and constitutes the most productive source of uranium in this country (McKelvey, 1955). It is also a region that contains a large amount of continental-type sediments.…”

SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY*: URANIUM EXPLORATION METHODS**

“…Choosing implies elimination, and this is furthered by a preliminary classification of ground for prospecting. Types of prospecting ground may be grouped into the following categories: (1) ground in which ore bodies are known to be present; (2) ground in which favorable lithologic, mineralogic, or structural indications are present in varying degrees; and (3) ground in which there are no favorable indications.…”