Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones; Organic Material
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Harding Sandstone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite · Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1967
Last production1968
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10013375
MRDS IDD009636
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.42195, -105.7203
References
COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES INSPECTION RECORDS, 1968TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500.