87 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson River | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Drew Hill antimony prospect | Northeast | Maine | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Gouldsboro antimony prospect | Northeast | Maine | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Shawangunk Mountains Area | Northeast | New York | Reduced intrusion-related | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Bearpaw Mountains-Eagle Buttes | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Birch Creek | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Bull Mountain-Elkhorn | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Castle stock | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Central Idaho bismuth-bearing veins | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Challis fluorspar | Northwest | Idaho | Alkalic porphyry | Fluorspar; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Chelan Butte | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Judith Mountains | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Low sulfidation; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Lakeview mining district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Lava Creek mining district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Little Belt Mountains | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Marysville district | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Moccasin Mountains | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| MT-ID Alkalic Belt | Northwest | Montana | Alkalic porphyry | Fluorspar; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; feldspar; lead; gold; silver; vermiculite |
| NW polymetallic Au-Ag veins | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Oregon | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Oregon-Idaho tungsten province | Northwest | Idaho; Oregon | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | gold |
| Silver Bow manganese/Lexington Mine | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Tobacco Root batholith | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| White Cloud mineral district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Boulder Batholith | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Absaroka Volcanic Plateau | Northwest; Rocky Mountains | Montana; Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Aspen Mountain | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Greisen; High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite; Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; mercury; molybdenum; silver |
| Bear Lodge District and Broader Region | Rocky Mountains | South Dakota; Wyoming | Alkalic porphyry | Low sulfidation; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper-gold | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Central City-Idaho Springs polymetallic veins | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| Central Colorado Mineral Belt carbonate-replacement deposits | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; iron; lead; silver |
| Central Laramie Range | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Climax-Sweet Home | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Hahns Peak | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Henderson-Urad | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Jamestown district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | Low sulfidation; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| La Plata polymetallic district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper-gold | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Montezuma-Breckenridge polymetallic districts | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Mt. Emmons-Redwell Basin | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Rosita Hills | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Silver Creek-Calico Peak | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Silverton | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| St Peters dome district (Oligocene) | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | Low sulfidation; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| Summitville | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Wyoming Metasedimentary and Metavolcanic Belts | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; PGE; silver; titanium |
| Black Range deposits (Lake Valley-Hermosa-Tierra Blanca-Macho-Kingston districts) | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Castle Dome fluorite | Southwest | Arizona | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | barite; copper; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Central Wasatch Mountains | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Contact Mining District | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; lead; molybdenum; gold; silver; uranium |
| Deming-area mills (Asarco and Peru mills) | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Drum Mountains | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; clay; copper; gold; halloysite clay; iron; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Eagle Mountains fluorite | Southwest | Texas | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Eastern California tungsten | Southwest | California; Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver; zinc |
| Elizabethtown-Baldy Mining District | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| Ely (Robinson District) | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; lead; molybdenum; gold; silver; uranium |
| Fish Springs | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Gold Hill Mining District | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Goodsprings mining district | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Marysvale | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum; Volcanogenic uranium | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; 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 | 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 |
| Mount Hope | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Mount Wheeler mine area | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Nogal-Bonito (Cedar Creek) | Southwest | New Mexico | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper-gold | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Oquirrh Mountains | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Oreana mine area | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Organ Mountains District | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Ortiz Mountains (Old Placers-New Placers districts) | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Park City-Gold Hill belt | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Greisen; High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap kaolinite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Park City-Gold Hill belt | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Fluorspar; Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Peloncillo Mountains (San Simon, McGhee Peak, Steins Pass districts) | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| 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 |
| Precambrian Franklin Mountain tin | Southwest | Texas | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Red Mountain, Arizona | Southwest | Arizona | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; kaolin; lead; silver |
| Resolution | Southwest | Arizona | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Saddleback Mountain-Goat Camp (and Steeple Rock district) | Southwest | Arizona; New Mexico | Climax-type | Fluorspar; High sulfidation; Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Scraper Springs | Southwest | Nevada | Climax-type | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Sheeprock or Columbia-East Erickson | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Greisen; Greisen-S-R beryllium; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Southwest Laramide Porphyry Belt | Southwest | Arizona; New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Greisen; Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; sulfuric acid; 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 |
| Trinity Range-Kamma Mountains | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Trout Creek district | Southwest | Utah | Climax-type | Greisen; Pegmatite NYF; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; yttrium |
| Tyrone-Chino-Hillsboro porphyry copper deposits | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Victorio Mining District | Southwest | New Mexico | Climax-type | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum; Skarn molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Western Great Basin Porphyry Copper | Southwest | California; Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum; Skarn iron | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| White Oaks Mining District | Southwest | New Mexico | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Gorman tin district | Southwest | California | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |