| Location: | Weld County, Colorado, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.63277, -104.04027 |
| dep_id: | 10013015 |
| mrds_id: | D009073 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Uranium |
| Minor mineral: | Vanadium |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| gangue: | Pyrite |
| orebody_fm: | ROLL FRONT |
| alteration: | Alteration Present But Not Detectable In Field By Usual Color Changes |
| conc_proc: | Reduction Of U-Bearing Groundwater By Pyrite And Carbonaceous Material |
| ore_ctrl: | Deposits Along Interface Between Altered/Unaltered Sand. Alteration In Cuttings Difficult To Detect By Usual Color Changes So Exploration Was Guided By Radiometric Log Interpretation. Uranium Concentrated In Areas Of Rapid Sand Thinning Or At Constriction In Thickest Portion Of Channel Sands. Usually Where Sands Are 25 To 125 Ft Thick |
| Reporter: | Collins, Donna B. |
| hrock_type: | Sandstone |
| Structure: | Cheyenne Basin |
| tectonic: | Central Platform, Great Plains |
| disc_yr: | 1971 |
| discr: | Joint Venture Of Getty Oil Company, Phelps Dodge Corporation, Trend Exploration Limited, During Initial Wide-Spaced Drilling Program |
| References: |
- Deposit:: KIRKHAM, R.M., *EARY, W. AND WARNER, J.W., 1980, HYDROGEOLOGIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC DATA PERTINENT TO URANIUM MINING, CHEYENNE BASIN, COLORADO: CGS INFORMATION SERIES 12, 31 P.
- Deposit:: READE, H.L., 1978, URANIUM DEPOSITS: NORTHERN DENVER-JULESBURG BASIN, COLORADO, IN PRUIT, J.D. AND COFFIN, P.E., EOS., ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE DENVER BASIN: ROCKY MTN. ASSOC. GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK, P. 161-171
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