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Carnotite resources in the Charles T. area and vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado

March 6, 1950

Between November 1947 and September 1949, the United States Geological Survey, at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, conducted an exploratory drilling program in the Charles T. area and vicinity. The purpose of the exploration was to discover new carnotite deposits to support milling operations on the Colorado Plateau, and to appraise the uranium and vanadium resources of the area explored.

Publication Year 1950
Title Carnotite resources in the Charles T. area and vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado
DOI 10.3133/tei112
Authors Alfred Lerner Bush
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Trace Elements Investigations
Series Number 112
Index ID tei112
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse