Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Morrison Formation;Dakota Sandstone
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Denver Basin, Ute Pass Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10017745
MRDS IDDC04177
Alternate namesLucky Ben Lease
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.68168, -104.85278
References
SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482BERONI, E.P., AND KING, R.U., 1950, THE MIKE DOYLE CARNOTITE DEPOSIT, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS TEM-133NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 141-142CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69