Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryBarium-Barite, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model175: Barite-fluorite veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Hematite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Syenite · Syenite Complex At Democrat Creek;Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Foliation And Most Shears Strike N 35 E; In One Pit A Cross Shear Strikes N 60 W
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneisses; Kaolinization, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10094580
MRDS IDD009600
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.27195, -105.33918
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 101-103TAYLOR, 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.