Thompson Canyon Scheelite Occurrences

The Thompson Canyon Scheelite Occurrences is a tungsten mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,561 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Thompson Canyon Scheelite Occurrences

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Big Thompson Canyon Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Thompson Canyon Fault, Dickson Gulch Fault, Gr En Ridge Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Tonalite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Tonalite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. LOCATION SELECTED FOR THIS RECORD IS INT ERSECTION OF BIG THOMPSON RIVER AND LAYER OF AMPHIBOLITE, BASED ON TWE TO'S (1960) AND HOBBS' (1968) DESCRIPTIONS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

References

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S.W., 1968, TUNGSTEN, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO: U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE, P. 108-115.

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1960, SCHEELITE IN THE PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSES OF COLORA DO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 55, NO. 7, P. 1406-1428.

Reference (Deposit): BRADDOCK, W.A., AND OTHERS, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MASONVILLE QU ADRANGLE, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-832.

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