Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlShear Zone 1.5 Ft Wide
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Idaho Springs Formation, Biotite Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Monzonite And Granodiorite
StructureFront Range, Platte River Mountains, Shear Zone, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1963
Last production1963
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10013950
MRDS IDD010523
Alternate names3 Claims, Shawnee No. 1, Redskin 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.41443, -105.53809
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOA CTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 4 0, P. 369BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1 :250,000.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., 1978.