Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockGranite · Granite;Bonanza Volcanic
StructureBonanza Caldera, Sawatch Range, Bonanza Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrong Sericitization And Kaolinitization; Iron Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1958
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10012584
MRDS IDD008270
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40361, -106.16143
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 389NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 389