Geothermal resource assessment of Ouray, Colorado. Resource series 15

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6666308· OSTI ID:6666308

Zacharakis, T G; Ringrose, C D; Pearl, R H

In 1979, a program was initiated to delineate the geological features controlling the occurrence of geothermal resources in Colorado. In the Ouray area, this effort consisted of geological mapping, soil mercury geochemical surveys and resistivity geophysical surveys. The soil mercury obtained inconclusive results, with the Box Canyon area indicating a few anomalous values, but these values are questionable and probably are due to the hot spring activity and mineralization within the Leadville limestone rock. One isolated locality indicating anomalous values was near the Radium Springs pool and ball park, but this appears to be related to warm waters leaking from a buried pipe or from the Uncompahgre River. The electrical resistivity survey however, indicated several areas of low resistivity zones namely above the Box Canyon area, the power station area and the Wiesbaden Motel area. From these low zones it is surmised that the springs are related to a complex fault system which serves as a conduit for the deep circulation of ground waters through the system.

• Research Organization: Colorado Geological Survey, Denver (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AS07-77ET28365
• OSTI ID: 6666308
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/28365-9; ON: DE83001152
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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