Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPitchblende
GangueFluorite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Idaho Springs Formation-Hornblende Gneiss Unit;Granitic Pegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite · Granitic Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Hurricane Hill Fault System
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mts.)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1956
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10013714
MRDS IDD010154
Alternate namesAubrey Ladwig Lease, Gary Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.78666, -105.27336
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 190SHERIDAN, DOUGLAS M. AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RALSTON BUTTES DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 520.SIMS, P.K., AND SHERIDAN, D.M., 1964, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1159, P. 93.SHERIDAN AND OTHERS, 1967, P. 75