Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Covellite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Torbernite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Idaho Springs Formation-Hornblende Gneiss Unit
Associated rockPegmatite · Granitic Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Hurricane Hill Fault System
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mts.)
AlterationLimonite, Cu Carbonates
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1971
Last production1971
Identification
Deposit ID10087815
MRDS IDD010158
Alternate namesLadwig No. 3, Claims: Ladwig No. 1, Ladwig No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.76971, -105.27002
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 192-193SHERIDAN, DOUGLAS M. AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RALSTON BUTTES DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 520.ADAMS, J.W., AND OTHERS, 1953, URANIUM OCCURRENCES IN THE GOLDEN GATE CANYON AND RALSTON CREEK AREAS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS CIRC. 320