Colorado · Moffat County
Past Producer

Buffalo Head Prospect

Moffat County, Colorado, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsUranophane
Geology
Host rockSandstone
StructureWashakie Basin, Lay Syncline, Maybell Monocline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Alteration(See Back)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101817
MRDS IDD009700
Alternate namesBuffalo Head Mining Co. Claim No. 6
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.52719, -107.97373
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 266TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972, 1: 250,000.