Results of Diamond Drilling and Geologic Investigation of the Shirley May (Garo) Deposit, Park County, Colorado (open access)

Results of Diamond Drilling and Geologic Investigation of the Shirley May (Garo) Deposit, Park County, Colorado

Report discussing the results of diamond drilling and geological investigation of the Shirley May Deposit, also known as the Garo uranium deposit, which is about 3/4 mile south of Garo, Park County, Colorado.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Wilmarth, V. R. & Smith, L. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Diamond Drilling and Geologic Investigation of the Shirley May (Garo) Uranium Deposit, Park County, Colorado (open access)

Results of Diamond Drilling and Geologic Investigation of the Shirley May (Garo) Uranium Deposit, Park County, Colorado

From abstract: The Shirley May (Garo) uranium deposit near Garo, Park County, Colo. , consists of tyuyamunite and carnotite that occur as disseminations and as fracture fillings in three beds of medium- to coarse-grained sandstone. The sandstones are in the Maroon formation of Permian age, This deposit was explored by means of 12 core-drill holes, totalling 2,003 feet.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Wilmarth, V. R. & Smith, L. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library