35 focus areas match these criteria.
Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
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Southeastern Alaska REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; phosphate; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
Southern Black Hills pegmatites | North Central | South Dakota | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; mica |
Connecticut pegmatites | Northeast | Connecticut | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; gold; mica; silver |
Eastern Piedmont Devonian granitoids | Northeast | Maryland | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
Grafton Pegmatite District | Northeast | New Hampshire | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; gold; mica; silver |
Keene Pegmatite District | Northeast | New Hampshire | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; gold; mica; silver |
Topsham pegmatite district | Northeast | Maine | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; gems; gold; mica; silver |
Latah County beryllium | Northwest | Idaho | Reduced intrusion-related | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
Philips Lake | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
Blue Butte, Bonus Extension Group, Mica-Beryl Mine, Rock King Prospect, Silver Rocker Group | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | yttrium |
Boomer, Redskin Granite | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen S-R beryllium | copper; iron; lead; molybdenum |
Brown Derby | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | mica |
Centennial Cone Prospect | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; feldspar; mica; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
Copper Mountain | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; High sulfidation; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | copper; gold; silver |
Crystal Mountain pegmatites | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen; Pegmatite NYF | feldspar; mica; molybdenum; uranium; yttrium |
Eight Mile Park district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | feldspar; mica; quartz; yttrium |
Medicine Bow Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
Meyers Ranch | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; mica; thorium; uranium |
Winfield Peak-Antero | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF; Porphyry molybdenum | gold; molybdenum; silver; yttrium |
Apache Warm Springs (Ojo Caliente No. 2 district) | Southwest | New Mexico | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Volcanogenic beryllium | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
Iron Mountain (Sierra Cuchillo) | Southwest | New Mexico | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Volcanogenic beryllium | copper; gold; iron; lead; silver; uranium |
Marysvale-Pioche belt | Southwest | Nevada; Utah | Climax-type | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Fluorspar; High sulfidation; Lithocap alunite; Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Volcanogenic uranium | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
Marysvale-Pioche belt | Southwest | Nevada; Utah | Carlin-type | Antimony; Arsenic-thallium-mercury | mercury; thallium |
Marysvale-Pioche belt | Southwest | Nevada; Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite; Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum; R-V manganese; S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
McCullough Butte | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium | molybdenum |
Mount Wheeler mine area | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
New Mexico Proterozoic alkaline rocks and pegmatites | Southwest | New Mexico | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
Oreana mine area | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
Peninsular Ranges pegmatites | Southwest | California | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | boron |
Pine Grove-Blawn Mountain-Broken Ridge-Pink Knolls | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
Spor Mountain | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Volcanogenic beryllium; Volcanogenic uranium | lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
Tintic-Deep Creek belt | Southwest | Nevada; Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Greisen; High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite, Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; R-V manganese; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; halloysite clay; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium; zeolite |
Tintic-Deep Creek belt | Southwest | Nevada; Utah | Climax-type | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Fluorspar; Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Lithocap alunite, Lithocap kaolinite; Pegmatite NYF; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Volcanogenic beryllium; Volcanogenic uranium | cadmium; copper; gold; halloysite clay; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium; zeolite |
Victorio Mining District | Southwest | New Mexico | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum; Skarn molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
White Picacho | Southwest | Arizona | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | copper; feldspar; gold; lead; mica; molybdenum; silver |