Description
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCarbonaceous Debris, Fractures, Solution Cavities, Fault Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Dakota Sandstone
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Canon City Embayment, Denver Basin, Red Creek (Turkey Creek) Anticline
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1962
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10090128
MRDS IDD009454
Alternate namesGeorge Avery Mine, Kathryn No. 2 Incline, Kathryn Mine, Mineral Rights Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.65418, -104.82695
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 376.SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022.AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPTS. ED-R-1244 AND DEB-PRR-(C-963)KNOWLES, K.B., 1960, THE TURKEY CREEK ORE BODY SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS: PAPER FOR NATL. WESTERN MINING AND ENERGY CONF. OF THE COLO. MINING ASSOC., 4/21/60COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS. (1955, 1960-62); USBM MIN. YEARBOOK (1958-59); NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (CUMUL PROD.)KNOWLES (1960)