Frederick Stugard Jr. 1953 <p>During 1951 a joint exploration program of the most promising uraniferous areas in the Silver Reef district was made by the U.S. Geological Survey and the u.S. Atomic Energy Commission. &nbsp;A U.S. Bureau of Mines drill crew, on contract to the Atomic Energy Commission, did 2,450 feet of diamond drilling under the geological supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey. &nbsp;The purpose of the drilling was to delineate broadly the favorable ground for commercial development of the uranium depostis. &nbsp;Ten drill holes were located around Pumpkin Point, which is the northeastern end of Buckeye Reef, to probe for extensions of small ore shootsmined on the Point in fine-grained sandstones of the Chinle formation. &nbsp;Three additional holes were located around teh Tecumseh Hill to prbe for extensions of the small showings of uranium-bearing rocks of Buckeye Reef.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/tei254 en U.S. Geological Survey Physical exploration for uranium during 1951 in the Silver Reef district, Washington County, Utah reports