Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison Formation
StructureWhite River Uplift, Grand Hogback Monocline, Piceance Basin, Grand Hogback Monocline, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10090135
MRDS IDD009735
Alternate namesCanary Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.61498, -107.57287
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 157FISCHER, RICHARD P., 1960, VANADIUM - URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RIFLE CREEK AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1101.