Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlMineralized Faults And Veins
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Northwest-Trending Faults, Fissures, Veins
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10012569
MRDS IDD008253
Alternate namesJones Ranch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17445, -105.30668
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 122.BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F. AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 22, 26.