| Deposit ID | 10400604 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Mineralized Area | Northgate Fluorspar |
| Current site name | Northgate Fluorspar District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.25278, 40.93333 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Northgate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Walden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -106.25278, 40.93333 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Production years | 1922-1927, 1941-1945, 1952-1959, 1968-1973, intermittently |
Cox, D.C., Benson, W.E.B., Steven, T.A., and Van Alstine, R.E., 1948, Flurospar deposits of the Northgate District, Jackson County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Strategic Minerals Investigations Report 3-220, 14 p. [(200)St8pr no.3-220]
Neubert, J.W., and Dersch, J.S., 1994, Mineral Appraisal of Routt National Forest, Colorado: USBM MLA 13-94, 64 p., 6 appendices.
Steven, T.A., 1960, Geology and fluorspar deposits, Northgate district, Colorado: USGS Bull. 1082-F, p. 323-422.
Van Alstine, R.E., 1947, Fluorspar Investigations -- Northgate District, Jackson County, in Vanderwilt, J.W., Mineral Resources of Colorado: State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, p. 457-465.
WARNE, J. D., 1947, NORTHGATE FLUORSPAR, JACKSON COUNTY, COLO.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS RI-4106, 23 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Contains significant fluorspar deposits. Depending how "deposit" is defined, the district contains one or two significant deposits. Fluorine-Camp Creek vein and Fluorspar vein and their associated workings. Currrently (2011) see the individual records for Fluorine vein properties and Fluorspar Vein properties, each coded as 'significant'. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-JUN-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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