Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium)
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Molybdenum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Strontium, Thorium, Vermiculite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Barite, Calcite, Columbite, Crocidolite, Dolomite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Strontianite, Thorianite, Vermiculite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10214241
MRDS IDDC01548
Alternate namesWet Mountains
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.25781, -105.54228
References
PARKER, R.L., W.N. SHARP. MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC IGNEOUS ROCKSAND ASSOCIATED CARBONATITES OF THE GEM PARK COMPLEX,USGS PAPER 649, 1970, PP. 1-23THOMPSON, J.V. PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL STUDIESOF THE POWDERHORN COLUMBIUM DEPOSITS. PREPARED FORBUTTES GAS AND OIL CO. BY KAISER ENGINEERS, OCT. 1969.MINING MAGAZINE. ARAXA NIOBIUM MINE, FEB. 1982, PP. 134-147.E&MJ. ST. LAWRENCE COLUMBIUM PROJECT STARTS PRODUCTION INQUEBEC, OCT. 1961, PP. 99-104.BISS, R. PYROCHLORE BENEFICIATION AT NIOBEC CONCENTRATOR,QUEBEC, CANADA, LES SERVICES T.M.G. INC., 1981, PP.1-19.RIVERA, R. COCA MINES, INC. DENVER, CO., PERSONALCOMMUNICATIONS AND FIELD VISIT IN NOV. 1982.LAMARRE, A.L. GEM PARK PROJECT 1008 FINAL REPORT, JAN. 13,1976, COMPANY REPORT- COCA MINES, PP. 1-18.