Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Thorite
GangueBarite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Four Zones In En Echelon Arrangement
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10087733
MRDS IDD008876
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14612, -105.35307
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P 21-25NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES, OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P.119BROCK, M.R., AND SINGE WALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596