Mine detail: Muley Gulch Prospect

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Location: Park County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.09806, -105.73753
dep_id: 10013952
mrds_id: D010526
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Uraninite
orebody_fm: LENSES, PODS
ore_ctrl: Fractures, Faults, Fault Intersections
Reporter: Collins, Donna B.
hrock_unit: Antero Formation;South Park Formation, Boulder Conglomerate
hrock_type: Sandstone
arock_unit: Migmatitic Quartz Monzonite And Granodiorite
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: South Park Basin, Elkhorn Thrust Fault; Ne- And Nw-Trending Faults
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
disc_yr: 1955
References:
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOA CTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 4 0, P. 368.
  • Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1 :250,000
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