Colorado · Fremont County
Occurrence

Copper Gulch Deposit

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
UraniumCopperTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Copper
SecondaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNne-Trending Fault, Nnw-Trending Ilse Fault; Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsTorbernite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
StructureSouthern Colorado Front Range, Northern Wet Mtns, Canon City Embayment, Fault Zones; Ilse Fault; Webster Park Graben; Ne-Trending Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087781
MRDS IDD009619
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.45001, -105.39224
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B. AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 146.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.