Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Geology
StructureALKALIC INTRUSION
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID60000753
MRDS IDISM0585
Alternate namesIron Hill, Cebolla Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.25, -107.1167
References
WALL STREET HOURNAL, 1976, BUTTES SAYS STUDIES ON COLORADO PROSPECT INDICATE MAJOR DEPOSIT OF TITANIUM ORE: WALL STREET JOURNAL, V. 187, NO. 37 (24 FEBRUARY), P. 6.LARSEN, E.S., 1942, ALKALIC ROCKS OF IRON HILL, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 197 A, 164 P.THOMPSON, J.V., 1982, ORAL COMMUNICATION.FANTEL, R.J., ET AL 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.Van Gosen, B.S., 2009, The Iron Hill (Powderhorn) Carbonatite Complex, gunnison County, Colorado--A potential source of several uncommon mineral resources: USGS Open File Report 2009-1005, 28 p.