The Powderhorn Deposit is a thorium, niobium (columbium), ree, and titanium 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: Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Titanium
Lat, Long: 38.25, -107.11670
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Powderhorn Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powderhorn Deposit
Secondary: Cebolla Creek
Secondary: Iron Hill
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: REE
Primary: Titanium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: BUTTES OIL AND GAS CO
Owner Name: BUTTES OIL AND GAS CO
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: ALKALIC INTRUSION
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, J.V., 1982, ORAL COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): FANTEL, R.J., ET AL 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.
Reference (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., 1942, ALKALIC ROCKS OF IRON HILL, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 197 A, 164 P.
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