Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryRadium, Thorium, REE, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTabular
Ore controlMineralized Veins; Possibly Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Thorite
GangueCalcite, Caliche, Fluorite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss, Hornblende Gneiss
Associated rockLamprophyre · Lamprophyre Dike
StructureWet Mountains, Dike, Siliceous Vein
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationNone; A Limonitic Clay Zone, One Inch Thick, Lies On Both Sides Of Vein
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1953
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10012579
MRDS IDD008265
Alternate namesLewis C. Mundy Claim, Walter's RanchMundy Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18251, -105.21974
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. 120CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C., AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 531-532SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10X20 UUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1: 250, 000NELSON-MOORE AND OTHER, 1978