White Earth District

Gunnison County, Colorado, United States

IronVermiculiteManganeseZeolitesREEVanadiumNiobium (Columbium)ZincThoriumTitaniumUranium

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Commodities

PrimaryIron, Vermiculite

SecondaryManganese

TertiaryZeolites, REE, Vanadium, Niobium (Columbium), Zinc, Thorium, Titanium, Uranium

Commodity typeB

Deposit

Deposit typeCARBONATITE, MAGMATIC SEGREGATION; DISSEMINATION; DISCORDANT INTRUSIVE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATE; WEATHERING RESIDUAL

Deposit sizeL

Geology

StructureIRON HILL ALKALIC COMPLEX, CIMARRON FAULT, POWDERHORN STOCK, GUNNISON UPLIFT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD

Economic & production

Development statusProspect

First production1880

Last production1961

Identification

Deposit ID60000386

MRDS IDD011410

Alternate namesNew Discovery MS 20703, New Discovery Nos. 1-3 MS 20703, Napoleon MS 5898, Napoleon No. 2 MS 5898, Oley MS 5898, West Wing MS 5898, South Side No. 1 and Nos. 3-6 MS 5898, Hidden Treasure MS 5898, Jumbo MS 5898, Smuggler MS 5898, Mountain Star MS 5898, Silver Spray MS 5898, Iron Clad MS 5898, Sampson Nos. 1-4 MS 5898, Deldorita Nos. 1-3 MS 5898, Apex MS 5898, Apex Nos. 2-3 MS 5898, North Side No. 1 MS 5898, Cariboo MS 5898, Summit MS 5898, Sunnyside Nos. 1-4 MS 5898, Crown Point Nos. 1-6 MS 5898, Iowa MS 2625, Elkhorn MS 5898, Powderhorn District, North Star MS 2503, Black Metallic MS 2504, Galena MS 2505, Iron King MS 2506, Horseshoe MS 2625, Centre MS 2625, Road Side Nos. 1-6 MS 5898, Southeast Side MS 5898, East Side No. 1 MS 5898

RegionNA

Data scoreD

Coordinates38.255, -107.05342

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