Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model24: Carbonatite
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueBarite, Biotite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite,Pegmatite,Granite · Syenite Complex At Democrat Creek
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Shears Aligned With Regional Strike; Nne-Trending Fault; Overturned Anticline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneisses; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10013362
MRDS IDD009607
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims: Arbor Claims No. 1-9, Grape Claims No. 2 1-19 1977
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.29695, -105.39696
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 61-63TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A., AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.