The Ryan 101 prospect explored a northwest-trending channel in the Moss Back Member about 2.3 miles northwest of the Delta mine The channel structure is shown by local thinning of the Monitor Butte Member to about 53 feet, in nearby areas the Monitor Butte Member averages about 60 feet in thickness.

Deposit:: 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY - REPT. OF INV
Reserve-Resource:: DOELLING, H. H., 1976, REPT. OF INVESTIGATION
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation - Moss Back Formation, Chinle Formation - Monitor Butte Member
Structure: Se Flank Of San Rafael Swell
Host Rock: Conglomerate, Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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References

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.)https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10089344

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.)https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10130453

Johnson, Henry S., Jr. (1957) Uranium resources of the San Rafael district, Emery County, Utah - a regional synthesis. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1046-D, Plate 2.

Hawley, C.C., Robeck, R.C., and Dyer, H.B. (1968) Geology, Altered Rocks and Ore Deposits of The San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1239.

Bartsch-Winkler, S., Dickerson, R. P., Barton, H. N., McCafferty, A. E., Grauch, V. J. S., Koyuncu, H., Lee, K., Duval, J. S., Munts, S. R., Benjamin, D. A., Close, T. J., Lipton, D. A., Neumann, T. R., Sillett, S.L., (1990) Mineral resources of the San Rafael Swell Wilderness Study Areas, including Muddy Creek, Crack Canyon, San Rafael Reef, Mexican Mountain, and Sids Mountain Wilderness study areas, Emery County, Utah, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1752.

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