Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections, Shear Zones
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Ew-Trending Faults, Webster Park Graben, Ilse Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneisses; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013360
MRDS IDD009604
Alternate namesRed Hills Group
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.39168, -105.32085
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B. AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 152.DMEA RECORDSTAYLOR, 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.