Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSilicification, Fracturing, Brecciation Of Sedimentary Rocks Along Los Ochos And Related Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsTorbernite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Dakota Sandstone;Morrison Formation
Associated rockRhyolite · Early Intermediate-Composition Flows And Breccias;Sapinero Mesa Tuff
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome; Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101789
MRDS IDD009286
Alternate namesLa Rue No. 2, La Rue No. 22
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.30194, -106.78173
References
MALAN, R.C., AND RANSPOT, H.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT, SAGUACHE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 54, NO. 1, P. 1-19.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. 390-391OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733COLO. DIV. MINES INF. REPT. 11/17/54