Colorado · Custer County
Past Producer

Beck Mountain Lode

Custer County, Colorado, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMineralized Veins;
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Crestone Conglomerate Phase Of Sangre De Cristo Formation (Maroon Formation Equivalent)
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Several Large, Northwest-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10012583
MRDS IDD008269
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.95085, -105.48585
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. 119NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978