Mine detail: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence

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Location: Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.71558, -102.58216
dep_id: 10018173
mrds_id: DC05003
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
conc_proc: Carbonaceous Material Acted As Concentrating Agent
ore_ctrl: Organic Material
Reporter: Unknown, Collins, Donna B.
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch, N-Trending Anticline
tectonic: Central Platform
References:
  • Deposit:: LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRINGS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 1046-L, P. 299-319.
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 93-95.
  • Deposit:: SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944, 1:250000
  • Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
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