Colorado · Fremont County
Past Producer

Copperhead Mine

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
TungstenCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model271: Stratabound Precambrian sulfide, Colorado and Wyoming
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockGneiss
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, East Of Badger Creek Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10008732
MRDS IDD001086
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.6125, -105.81226
References
LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MAP MR-25, 1:3,168,000, TEXT, P. 10SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.