Colorado · Moffat County
Past Producer

Sugar Loaf Mine

Moffat County, Colorado, United States
UraniumVanadiumGoldSilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryGold, Silver, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Uranophane
GangueSelenite
Geology
StructureWashakie Basin, Lay Syncline, Maybell Monocline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Alteration(See Back)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013412
MRDS IDD009687
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.52997, -107.93345
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 273TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972, 1: 250,000.