Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Barium-Barite, REE
SecondaryLead, Gold, Silver
TertiaryStrontium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PIPELIKE
Ore controlMineralized Veins, Primarily At Vein Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Thorite
GangueFluorite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockAndesite · Andesite
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012907
MRDS IDD008917
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20723, -105.32974
References
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