Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlPossible Permeability Control In Sandstone Or Preference For Hydrocarbon Material
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnatase
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Burro Canyon Formation
StructureSan Juan Basin, La Plata Dome, Perrins Peak Syncline, Durango Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014109
MRDS IDD010747
Alternate namesUranium Queen Mine?, Claim: Uranium Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.33334, -107.89286
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 205.STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-764.CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, SCHAFER RANCH: AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. ED R-553.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.