Commodities
PrimaryGold, Thorium, REE, Barium-Barite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Veins And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Thorite
GangueCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Migmatite · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite,Mafic Intrusive Rock,Amphibolite,Granite · Syenite;Microcline Granite
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Five Mineralized Zones; Overall Structure Extends G.T. 17000 Ft
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10087730
MRDS IDD008868
Alternate namesHaputa Extension
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15223, -105.27501
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290ARMBRUSTMACHER, T.J., 19768 THORIUM DEPOSITS IN THE WET MOUNTAINS AREA, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-284, P. 14-17BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000.