Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryCopper, Vanadium
TertiaryManganese, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Tyuyamunite
GangueLimonite
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Popotosa
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDeposits Are Restricted To The Cerro Colorado Fault Zone Which Forms The Contact Between Tertiary And Precambrian Rocks.
AlterationKaolinized Andesitic Dikes Are Reported To Be A Fair Host For Uranium Deposition.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1954
Last production1958
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10089319
MRDS IDW016985
Alternate namesAlso Known As the Charley 2 Deposit.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.43897, -107.01698
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 55, P. 105-106COLLINS, G.E., AND NYE, T.S., 1957 AEC OPEN FILE REPORT DAO-4-TM-8, P. 4-25