Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures, Shears; Pegmatites (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
GangueFluorite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Mica, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Mica Schist · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Of Silver Plume Age
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Texas Creek Fault, Shear Zone (Nw-Trending)
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10087785
MRDS IDD009630
Alternate namesDreamer Mine, Good Hope Mine, Unpatented Claims: Dreamer, Good Hope 1-3, Delano, Delano 5-12, Santa Claus, School Tract 62, Minnesota 1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.47112, -105.59502
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 147-148.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978 (AEC)