Mine detail: Misery Mines

Previously called 'Joe and Bob ClaimsSatan GroupMisery Mine 7'

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Location: Fremont County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.46807, -105.53836
dep_id: 10013181
mrds_id: D009329
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Minor mineral: Vanadium
Operation type: Surface
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Uraninite
orebody_fm: TABULAR, POD
model: 204: Sandstone U
alteration: Oxidation; Alteration Of Feldspars To Clay
conc_proc: Concentration By Oxidized, Uranium-Bearing Groundwater Passing Through Areas With Localized Reducing Conditions Such As Carbonaceous Material (Mostly Wood Fragments) And Associated Pyrite In Fluvial Channel Sandstones.
ore_ctrl: Deposition Controlled By Ground Water Flow Conditions And Carbonaceous Material With Associated Pyrite. Flow Was Impeded By The Fault On The Southern End Of The Echo Park Graben.
Reporter: Collins, Donna B.
hrock_unit: Tallahassee Creek Conglomerate;Echo Park Alluvium
hrock_type: Mudstone,Sandstone,Tuff
arock_unit: Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Echo Park Graben, Paleovalleys, Faults
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
disc_yr: 1952
References:
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 150.
  • Deposit:: DICKINSON, K.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE TALLAHASSEE CREEK URANIUM DISTRICT, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 18, NO. 4, P. 88-94.
  • Deposit:: TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAX. 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
  • Production:: NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978
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