Colorado · Las Animas County
Occurrence

Mike's Mine

Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
UraniumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Purgatoire Formation
StructureLas Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift, Muddy Creek Monocline
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
AlterationLimonite, Hematite, Azurite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011622
MRDS IDD006657
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.63614, -103.16717
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; CGS BULL. 40, P. 215-216.SCOTT, G.R., 1968, GEOLOGIC AND STRUCTURE CONTOUR MAP OF THE LA JUNTA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-560.