Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Coffinite, Tyuyamunite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Sangre De Cristo Formation
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10012906
MRDS IDD008913
Alternate namesBonanza Claims, King Midas No. 8
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.95835, -105.55891
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. 122NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978