Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeE
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Minturn Formation
StructureCotton Lake Anticline, Gibson Peak Syncline, Sangre De Cristo Range
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10012925
MRDS IDD008946
Alternate namesMercury - Alpine, Alpine 1-5 Claims, Mercury 1-5, Mercury Alpine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.0925, -105.6575
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 392.SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628USBM PROD. REC.SUMM OF MINING IND ACT COLO COLO DIV MINES 1962