Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw-Trending Fault, Paleo Valley
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Conglomerate,Andesite
Associated rockAndesite · Lower Membe Of Thirtynine Mile Andesite
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center, Nw-Trending Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10013098
MRDS IDD009198
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.75833, -105.66892
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. 367.U.S. AEC, 1971, PRODUCTION RECORDS.EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.USAEC, 1971, PRODUCTION RECORDS