Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Migmatitic Gneiss
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, West Mccoy Gulch Fault Trending Ne
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013363
MRDS IDD009611
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35473, -105.65891
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDYAREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILL WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPOR, P. 124TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500.