Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, POD
Ore controlDeposition Controlled By Ground Water Flow Conditions And Carbonaceous Material With Associated Pyrite. Flow Was Impeded By The Fault On The Southern End Of The Echo Park Graben.
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Tuff · Tallahassee Creek Conglomerate;Echo Park Alluvium
Associated rockRhyolite · Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
StructureThirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Echo Park Graben, Paleovalleys, Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation; Alteration Of Feldspars To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10013181
MRDS IDD009329
Alternate namesJoe and Bob Claims, Satan Group, Misery Mine 7
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46807, -105.53836
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 150.DICKINSON, K.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE TALLAHASSEE CREEK URANIUM DISTRICT, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 18, NO. 4, P. 88-94.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAX. 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978