Texas · Culberson County
Prospect

Cave Peak Molybdenum Deposit

Culberson County, Texas, United States
MolybdenumTungstenCopperTin
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryTungsten, Copper
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Goethite, Huebnerite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Quartz, Wulfenite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10178355
MRDS IDW701389
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.45236, -104.87771
References
KING, PHILIP. GEOLOGY OF THE SIERRA DIABLO REGION, TEXAS.USGS PP 480, 1965, 185 PP.SHARP, JAMES E., CAVE PEAK, A MOLYBDENUM-MINERALIZEDBRECCIA PIPE COMPLEX IN CULBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS. ECON.GEOL. V. 74, N. 3, MAY 1979, PP. 517-534.RESERVES GIVEN BY JAMES SHARP, PROJECT GEOLOGIST, DRACOMINES, IN JUL 27 AT AIME INTERMOUNTAIN SESSION, VAIL,COLORADO, JULY 25-28, 1979.