Mine detail: Wahketa Lease

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Location: Larimer County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.66192, -105.1692
dep_id: 10013873
mrds_id: D010409
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium, Vanadium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Carnotite
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Dakota Group
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Cheyenne Basin, Front Range Uplift, Bellevue Anticline
tectonic: Central Platform
yr_lst_prd: 1955
References:
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 211.
  • Deposit:: GROSSMAN, E.L., 1955, AEC DEB-P-3-1696
  • Production:: NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978
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