Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsPitchblende, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Sherman Granite;Pegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite · Sherman Granite;Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Elkhorn Creek Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1956
Last production1964
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10014003
MRDS IDD010599
Alternate namesRed Hill Mine, Robinson Lease, Claim: Elkhorn No. 1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.7422, -105.53004
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 210-211.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.FRANKEL, LARRY, 1955, AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. DEB-P-3-1709CAMPBELL, G.C., 1956, AEC PRELIM, RECONN. REPT. SUPPL. DEB-S-3-1709NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978; COLO. DIV. MINES INF. REPT.