Uranium mine near Moab, Utah

Extremely radioactive black uraninite pitchblende may be found on the numerous abandoned mine dumps around Moab, Utah, which became the "uranium capital" of the United States after a discovery in the 1950s. This short video sweeps across the picturesque vistas seen from the Shinarump Mines about 7 miles north of Moab, then zooms in on a chunk of pitchblende that has just been located with a scintillation detector. The chunk shown is representative of the heavy vein pitchblende found in the Triassic Chinle conglomerate. Some of this pitchblende exceeds 80% uranium by weight.

Видео Uranium mine near Moab, Utah канала Carl Willis