Mine detail: Gardner area

Previously called 'Gardner Basin uranium prospect'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.88946, -105.24446

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium, Vanadium

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Farisita Conglomerate
Host type:Sandstone,Arkose,Conglomerate
Associated rock:Farisita Conglomerate
Associated type:Shale
Alteration processes:Limonite-stained sandstone and shale

References

DEP10311025
Reference{Deposit:: Nelson-Moore, J.L., Collins, D.B., and Hornbaker, A.L., 1978, Radioactive mineral occurrences of Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 40, 1054 p., 12 pl.}{Deposit:: Collier, J. D., Hornbaker, A. L., and Chenowith, W. L., 1978, Directory of Colorado uranium and vanadium mining and milling activities: Colorado Geological Survey Map Series 11, 1:500,000}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}{Geology:: Johnson, R.B., 1969, Geologic map of the Trinidad quadrangle, south-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-558, scale 1:250000.}
ReporterKeller, John W., Beach, Richard A.