The Powderhorn Deposit is a titanium, metal, niobium (columbium), ree, and thorium mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Thorium
Lat, Long: 38.25, -107.05000
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Powderhorn Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powderhorn Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: REE
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Powderhorn District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Buttes Oil And Gas Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Perovskite
Ore: Apatite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LINE 1: MARGINALLY ECONOMIC; LINE 2: SUBECONOMIC.
Comment (Geology): PYROXENITE WITH PERVASIVE DIKELETS (SEVERAL FEET LONG) OF PEROVSKITE (CATIO3) INTIMATELY MIXED WITH MAGNETITE AND LESSER APATITE. THESE MINERALS ARE ALSO DISSEMINATED IN THE PYROXENITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ISMI RECORD, 1985, POWDERHORN DEPOSIT
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