Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Fault, Vein; 15 Ft Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Thorite
GangueBarite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss Or Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Ne-Trending Fault; Nw-Trending Fault/Vein With 8-12 Inch Gouge On Footwall
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10012572
MRDS IDD008257
Alternate namesPenny Poker
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.24445, -105.36168
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 123CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C., AND SINGEWALD, Q.O., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 522, 524CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F. AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATION 1950-52 WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P.23, 26.BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24,000.