Mine detail: Mike Doyle Carnotite Deposit

Previously called 'Lucky Ben Lease'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.68168, -104.85278

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Vanadium
Ore:	Carnotite
Gangue:	Sandstone

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1955

Geology

Host rock:	Morrison Formation;Dakota Sandstone
Host type:	Mudstone
Structure:	Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Denver Basin, Ute Pass Fault
Tectonic:	Central Platform

References

MRDS	DC04177
DEP	10017745
Reference	{Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482}{Deposit:: BERONI, E.P., AND KING, R.U., 1950, THE MIKE DOYLE CARNOTITE DEPOSIT, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS TEM-133}{Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 141-142}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69}
Reporter	Unknown, Schwochow, Stephen D.