Reconnaissance For Uranium Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks In Northwestern Colorado Southwestern Wyoming And Adjacent Parts Of Utah And Idaho

During parts of July, August, and September 1951, a reconnaissance was conducted in parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho in search of new deposits of uranium-bearing carbonaceous rocks. One significant uranium occurrence was found, the Fall Creek deposit, Bonneville County, Idaho. Several additional localities were discovered that contain uranium in concentrations many times that normally found in carbonaceous rocks.

This report concerns work done on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and is published with the permission of the Commission.

This compilation was done on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and is published with the permission of the Commission.