Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison Formation
StructureWhite River Uplift, Grand Hogback Monocline, Piceance Basin, Grand Hogback Monocline, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013442
MRDS IDD009731
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.62915, -107.59093
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, P. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 156FISCHER, RICHARD P., 1960, VANADIUM-URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RIFLE CREEK AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1101COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (1978); COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.