Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFavorable Conglomerate And Shale Near Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockShale,Conglomerate · Cutler Formation
StructureParadox Basin Fold And Fault Belt, Sinbad Valley Anticline, Sinbad Valley Graben, La Sal Centers
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationOxidation Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014261
MRDS IDD010958
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5411, -109.05125
References
HOLMES, R.V., AND HARRER, C.M., 1952, INVESTIGATION OF THE COLORADO COPPER CO. PROPERTIES, MESA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM RI-4869.SCHWOCHOW, S.D., 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF MESA COUNTY, A MODEL STUDY: CGS RESOURCE SER. 2, P.14-16.