Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR PIPELIKE
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Thorite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012877
MRDS IDD008865
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20001, -105.32085
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23, 27-28.CHRISTMAN, 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 BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525-526.