178 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Brooks Range-Central Belt Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Brooks Range-Northeastern Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Brooks Range-Northern Foreland Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Central Alaska-Seward Peninsula Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Central Alaska-Seward Peninsula Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Central Seward Peninsula | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Chugach Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Chugach Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Coast Mountain Belt | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Eastern Alaska Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Eastern Alaska Range-Talkeetna Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Alaska Range-Talkeetna Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Interior | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Johnson River | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Kasaan Peninsula (Prince of Wales Island) | Alaska | Alaska | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Kougruk Fault zone | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Kuskokwim Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Nome belt | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Nome Complex Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Northern Brooks Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Prince William Sound | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Seward Peninsula | Alaska | Alaska | Carlin-type | Gold | gold; mercury; silver |
| Seward Peninsula IOCG | Alaska | Alaska | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Southeast Alaska VMS | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Southeast Alaska Orogenic Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Southern Brooks Range-Ambler | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Southern Talkeetna Mountains | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Talkeetna Mountains-Eastern Alaska Range Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Western Alaska Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Western Alaska Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Western Alaska Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Wrangell Mountains-Kennecott Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold; Skarn copper-molybdenum-tungsten | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver |
| Neoarchean Greenstone Belts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota | North Central | Minnesota; North Dakota; South Dakota | Volcanogenic seafloor | Algoma iron; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; silver |
| Neoarchean Greenstone Belts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota | North Central | Minnesota; North Dakota; South Dakota | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Pembine-Wausau and Minnesota Paleoproterozoic | North Central | Michigan; Minnesota; Wisconsin | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; silver |
| Barrett-Big Hill mining area | Northeast | Maine | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Callahan mine area | Northeast | Maine | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Catoctin Formation metavolcanics in Maryland | Northeast | Maryland | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Cornwall Mines | Northeast | Pennsylvania | IOA-IOCG | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V; Skarn iron | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; phosphorus; silver; sulfur |
| Cuttingsville stock | Northeast | Vermont | Alkalic porphyry | Porphyry/skarn copper-gold | copper; gold; molybdenum; 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 |
| Massachusetts Hawley mineral belt | Northeast | Massachusetts | Volcanogenic seafloor | Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; silver |
| New England Peri-Gondwanan Arc Systems | Northeast | Maine; New Hampshire | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; mercury; silver; thallium |
| Shawangunk Mountains Area | Northeast | New York | Reduced intrusion-related | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Potomac Terrane | Northeast; Southeast | Maryland | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Birch Creek | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Boise antimony | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Bull Mountain-Elkhorn | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| California Coast Ranges massive sulfide | Northwest | California; Oregon; Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | 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 |
| Chelan Butte | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Clark Fork | Northwest | Idaho | Coeur d'Alene-type | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Elk City antimony | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Hog Heaven Volcanic Field | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver | copper; gold; silver |
| Idaho Cobalt Belt | Northwest | Idaho | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Indian Creek Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| 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 |
| Marysville district | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Mineral Hill | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Wyoming | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Northeastern Washington massive sulfide | Northwest | Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| NW polymetallic Au-Ag veins | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Oregon | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Payette National Forest manganese | Northwest | Idaho | Volcanogenic seafloor | Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules) | iron |
| Silver Bow manganese/Lexington Mine | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Sultan Basin | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Tobacco Root batholith | Northwest | Montana | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Warren district vein system | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; 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 |
| White River | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite; Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; molybdenum; silica; silver; uranium |
| Yellow Pine/Stibnite Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Gold | gold; 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 |
| Central Colorado epithermal Au-Ag | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | High sulfidation; Low sulfidation | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| 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 |
| Central Laramie Range | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; silver |
| Central Rocky Mountains VMS | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Climax-Sweet Home | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Copper Mountain | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; High sulfidation; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | copper; gold; silver |
| Cripple Creek district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | High sulfidation; Low sulfidation | copper; gold; 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 |
| 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 | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; 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 |
| Rattlesnake Hills Alkali Intrusive Complex | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Alkalic porphyry | High sulfidation; Low sulfidation | copper; gold; silver |
| Red Mountain | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; silver |
| Rosita Hills | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Sierra Madre | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | 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 |
| Summitville | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Sweetwater Arch | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Orogenic | Gold | copper; gold; mercury; silver |
| Sweetwater Arch | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Volcanogenic seafloor | Algoma iron; Manganese-oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; 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 |
| Wyoming Metasedimentary and Metavolcanic Belts | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; iron; silver |
| Barite Hill mining district | Southeast | Georgia; South Carolina | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Blue Ridge VMS deposits | Southeast | Alabama; Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Chopawamsic Ordovician VMS—Mineral, Valzinco district | Southeast | Virginia | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Cragford Mining District | Southeast | Alabama | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Goldville-Hog Mountain District | Southeast | Alabama | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Haile-Ridgeway; Brewer mining district | Southeast | Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; High sulfidation gold-silver | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Kings Creek Mining District | Southeast | North Carolina; South Carolina | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Virginia metamorphic sulfide | Southeast | Virginia | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Antimony district | Southwest | Utah | Carlin-type | Antimony; Arsenic-thallium-mercury | gold; mercury; silver |
| Black Hawk Mining District | Southwest | New Mexico | Arsenide | Five element veins | copper; gold; silver; uranium |
| 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 |
| Black Rock district—Monte Cristo mine | Southwest | Arizona | Arsenide | Five element veins | copper; gold; silver; uranium |
| Buffalo Canyon | Southwest | Nevada | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold; Greisen-V tungsten | gold; 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 |
| Daisy Mine | Southwest | Nevada | Alkalic porphyry | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Fluorspar | copper; gold; mercury; molybdenum; silver; thallium |
| 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 | Alkalic porphyry | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Low sulfidation | gold; 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 |
| Goldfield District | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; silver |
| Goldstrike district | Southwest | Utah | Carlin-type | Antimony; Arsenic-thallium-mercury; Gold | gold; mercury; silver |
| 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 |
| Great Basin Central Nevada VMS | Southwest | Nevada | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; silver |
| Great Basin West VMS | Southwest | California; Nevada; Oregon | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; silver |
| Humboldt Mafic Complex | Southwest | Nevada | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide apatite; Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; iron; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Klamath Mountains orogenic Au | Southwest | California; Oregon | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| 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 | 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 |
| Mercur district | Southwest | Utah | Carlin-type | Gold | gold; mercury; silver |
| Mogollon-Wilcox-Gila fluorite districts | Southwest | Arizona; New Mexico | Climax-type | High sulfidation | copper; gold; silver |
| 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 |
| Nevada Carlin-type antimony | Southwest | Nevada | Carlin-type | Antimony; Arsenic-thallium-mercury; Gold | gold; mercury; silver; thallium |
| 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 |
| Paradise Peak | Southwest | Nevada | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; mercury; 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 |
| Sangre de Cristo VMS | Southwest | Colorado; New Mexico; Texas | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | 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 |
| Sierra Nevada foothills orogenic Au | Southwest | California | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Southeast Mojave Desert | Southwest | California | Orogenic | Antimony | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Southern Basin and Range VMS | Southwest | Arizona | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| 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 |
| Southwest New Mexico VMS | Southwest | New Mexico | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Thompson Knolls | Southwest | Utah | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; 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 |
| 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 |