Description
U.S. Vanadium Corp. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPermeable Sandstone Underlying Pony Express Limestone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Entrada Sandstone
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1943
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10101880
MRDS IDD010942
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Omega, Ms 19100
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.0225, -108.04121
References
FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1947, VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 434-A.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19100FISCHER AND OTHERS, 1947, P. 132; COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.; NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 434-A