Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Sherman Granite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Sherman Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring Dike Complex
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013958
MRDS IDD010534
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.85109, -105.49588
References
WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERA L NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 69-70.HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION, W ITH A DISCUSSION OF MARKETS, PRICES, AND USES: USBM BULL. 111, P. 72.SIMS, P.K., AND OTHERS, 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE COPPER KING URANIUM MI NE, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1032-D, 50 P.