Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Copper
SecondaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model27: Alkaline complexes
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockNepheline Syenite,Hornblendite
Associated rockNepheline Syenite,Hornblendite · Mcclure Mountain Complex
StructureDeweese Plateau, Wet Mountains, Ilse Fault, Other Major Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationLimonitic Alteration Occurred In The Syenite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10013266
MRDS IDD009473
Alternate namesPink Lady, Serpant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.34168, -105.45058
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 145.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F., GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, 40 P.