Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Veins;
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Galena, Thorite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Clay, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Northwest-Trending Faults , Ilse Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10012578
MRDS IDD008264
Alternate namesFrankland Mine, Francklyn Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17445, -105.23113
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. 121CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C., AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULL. 1072-H, P.531SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10X20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAPI-1022, SCALE 1: 250, 000HUNTER, J.F., 1915, SOME CERUSSITE DEPOSITS IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS BULLETIN 580, P. 25-37.