Show Geologist R Report port Pitchblende Find Charles A. A Steen field geologist gist of Cisco reported last Jut week that he had ad discovered the n mm erel pitchblende In the Big In In- dlan dian mining m district which is nine rine ne miles south of La Sal San SanJuan SanJuan Juan Tuan county The pitchblende was found in rhe the first diamond core hole drilled by Steen on onI the Linda Mujer group of which ch he staked in 1951 I The pitchblende was found at a depth of 73 feet assays of pf the core indicate eight feet of 34 and six Inches of core that is better that 2 reported re re- ported Steen The ore deposit Is In the Kayenta formation a member of the Glen Canyon group of sedimentary rocks that were deposited during Jurassic time The pitchblende ore Is a dull black mineral associated with pyrite and quartz The host rock Tock is a fine line to medium grained grain grain- ed white sandstone There Is no trace of or other common uranium or vanadium vanadium van adlum minerals The core is similar to what Is normally found in mineralized veins although al though It Is is' from rom sandstone |