Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
GangueFluorite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite · Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Idaho Springs Formation-Migmatite
Associated rockMonzonite,Diorite,Pegmatite · Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Monzonite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Boulder Creek Batholith, Caribou Stock, Eldora-Bryan Mtn Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101841
MRDS IDD010224
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.99526, -105.63449
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 85LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 223, P. 197-202, PL. 2.MOORE, F.B., AND OTHERS, 1957, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE CARIBOU AREA, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1030-N