Commodities
PrimaryREE, Barium-Barite, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Veins In Shear Zones; Locally Where Shear Zone Cuts Syenite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Thorite
GangueFluorite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Migmatite · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite · Syenite
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Seven Mineralized Zones; Zone No. 5 Most Radioactive
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationLight Green Clay Borders Mineralized Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012910
MRDS IDD008922
Alternate namesWillis Tuttle Ranch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.27112, -105.30835
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. 19-20.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. 522-523