Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSilification, Fracturing, Brecciation Of Sedimentary Rocks Along Los Ochos And Related Faults
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Of Cochetopa Creek
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Souther Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013027
MRDS IDD009092
Alternate namesFriendly Neighbor
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.37167, -106.72672
References
MALAN, R.C., AND RANSPOT, H.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT, SAGUACHE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: ECON, GEOLOGY, V. 54, NO. 1, P9 1-19.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 394OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RAZOR CREEK DOME QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-748.