Early vanadium-uranium mining in Monument Valley, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and San Juan County, Utah
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Chenoweth, W.L.Issue Date
1985Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Open File ReportsUtah
San Juan County
Monument Valley
Navajo County
Apache County
Arizona
carnotite
mining
Geology
uranium-vanadium
vanadium
uranium
Jurassic
Mesozoic
Navajo Indian Reservation
Oljeto Mesa
Chinle Formation
Shinarump Formation
sandpaintings
radiogenic
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Chenoweth, W.L., 1985, Early vanadium-uranium mining in Monument Valley, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and San Juan County, Utah. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-85-15, 17 p.Description
During the period 1942 through 1944, the Office of Indian Affairs, U. S. Department of the Interior, leased four parcels of land in Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah for carnotite mining. Two leases in Arizona, Monument No.1 and Monument No.2, produced a total of 4,014 tons of ore averaging 1.87% V205. Another lease, Utah No.1, located on the eastern tip of Oljeto Mesa, produced nearly 52 tons of ore averaging 4.03% U308 and 5.50% V205. Since the ore averaged greater than 1.50% U308, payment was received for the uranium, in addition the vanadium. This represents the initial mining of uranium ore on the Navajo Indian Reservation. (13 pages)Additional Links
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