Description
U.S. Vanadium Corp. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPermeable Sandstone Underlying Pony Express Limestone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Entrada Sandstone;Clastic Dike
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Iron Springs Fault, Sheep Draw Graben, Leonard Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014249
MRDS IDD010938
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.0425, -108.03509
References
FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1947, VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V.15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AEREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E9NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 426.FLECK, HERMAN, 1909, RARE METALS-URANIUM AND VANADIUM: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 3, NO. 3, P. 15-16, 18.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19036NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 426