Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSlickensided Vertical Faults/Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uranophane
GangueIron
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Dakota Sandstone
StructureSouthern Colorado Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Ne-Trending Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013268
MRDS IDD009477
Alternate namesRed Cliff 30
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56622, -105.26697
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 145-146.WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978