Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault/Fracture
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Gravel,Siltstone,Sandstone · Minturn Formation;Echo Park Alluvium Geographically Close To Host
Associated rockRhyolite · Wall Mountain Tuff
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Front Range, Guffey Volcanic Center, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10013102
MRDS IDD009202
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.72917, -105.60836
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 366U.S.AEC, 1971, PRODUCTION RECORDSEPIS, 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 PRODUCTION RECORDS