Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSilicification, Fracturing, Brecciation Of Sedimentary Rocks Along Los Ochos And Related Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Morrison Formation
Associated rockRhyodacite,Quartz Latite · Early Intermediate-Composition Flows And Breccias
StructureCochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome; Unnamed Fault, San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013147
MRDS IDD009287
Alternate namesCochetopa Creek area, Smith Mercury Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.30392, -106.771
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, P. 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. 392OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1962, V. 3, P. 264VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: Colo. Mineral Resources Board, 547 p.MINERAL PROPERTY FILE OWN: JR FORWARD, AT SMITHCRIB-USGS PRELIMINARY MAP 3-189