Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Thorite
GangueFluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10087747
MRDS IDD008928
Alternate namesHidden Valley 1 Claim, Hidden Valley 4 Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20223, -105.31946
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959 GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525, 527