Brushy Basin drilling project, Cedar Mountain, Emergy County, Utah
A 12-hole drilling program was conducted on the northwestern flank of the San Rafael swell of eastern Utah to obtain subsurface geologic data to evaluate the uranium resource potential of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation (Jurassic). In the Cedar Mountain-Castle Valley area, the Brushy Basin Member consists primarily of tuffaceous and carbonaceous mudstones. Known uranium mineralization is thin, spotty, very low grade, and occurs in small lenticular pods. Four of the 12 drill holes penetrated thin intervals of intermediate-grade uranium mineralization in the Brushy Basin. The study confirmed that the unit does not contain significant deposits of intermediate-grade uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-13-1664
- OSTI ID:
- 5511326
- Report Number(s):
- GJBX-31(80)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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