69 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Boulder County Tungsten district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | gold; silver |
| Brown Derby | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | mica |
| Browns Canyon and Poncha Springs fluorite | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Fluorspar | copper; gold; lead |
| Centennial Cone Prospect | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; feldspar; mica; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Central City-Idaho Springs polymetallic veins | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| 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 Colorado sediment-hosted Cu | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; New Mexico | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; silver; uranium |
| Central Rocky Mountains VMS | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Climax Mica Lode, Lower South Mine, Rose Dawn Mine, Star Girl Mine, Upper South Mine | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | yttrium |
| Climax-Sweet Home | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Climax-Sweet Home and Leadville Area Supergene System | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Chemical weathering | Supergene iron; Supergene manganese; Supergene silver | iron; silver |
| Coal REE deposits | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Chemical weathering | Regolith (Ion adsorption) REE | coal |
| Cochetopa | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Volcanogenic uranium | uranium |
| Cripple Creek district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Alkalic porphyry | High sulfidation; Low sulfidation | copper; gold; silver |
| Crystal Mountain pegmatites | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen; Pegmatite NYF | feldspar; mica; molybdenum; uranium; yttrium |
| Denver Basin | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Eagle Basin | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Marine evaporite | Dissolution brine; Gypsum; Potash | anhydrite; gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O); petroleum; salt (NaCl) |
| Eight Mile Park district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | feldspar; mica; quartz; yttrium |
| Entrada | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Fox Hills Sandstone heavy mineral placers | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Placer | Garnet; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; Zircon | garnet; thorium; yttrium |
| Front Range Proterozoic | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Coeur d'Alene-type | Uranium | uranium |
| 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 |
| Marshall Pass | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Volcanogenic uranium | uranium |
| Maybell | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Iron-titanium oxide; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; phosphorus; selenium; silver |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| 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 | Placer | Monazite/xenotime; Uraninite, autunite-group minerals | thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Meeker | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Meyers Ranch | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | feldspar; mica; thorium; uranium |
| 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 |
| Northgate district | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Fluorspar | (none) |
| Phosphoria Formation | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; Utah; Wyoming | Marine chemocline | Black shale; Phosphate | copper; gold; molybdenum; petroleum; phosphate fertilizer; stone coal; uranium |
| Pikes Peak, St. Peter’s Dome (Proterozoic) | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Greisen-S-R beryllium; Pegmatite NYF | gold; lead; molybdenum; silver; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Powderhorn District | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Magmatic REE | Carbonatite; Fluorspar | copper; iron; lead; phosphorus; silver; thorium; vermiculite; uranium; yttrium |
| Red Mountain | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Distal disseminated silver-gold; Lithocap alunite | copper; gold; silver |
| Rocky Mountain graphite | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; South Dakota | Metamorphic | Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | (none) |
| Rosita Hills | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Lithocap alunite; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| San Juan tungsten veins | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | gold; lead; silver |
| Sierra Madre | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; iron; lead; selenium; silver; vermiculite |
| Sierra Madre | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; vermiculite; yttrium |
| Sierra Madre | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Wyoming | Placer | Monazite/xenotime; Uraninite, autunite-group minerals | thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tallahassee Creek | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Turkey Creek | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Twin Cedars, Big Bertha, South Platte pegmatites | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; feldspar; quartz; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Wagon Wheel Gap | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Fluorspar | barite |
| Wet Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Mafic magmatic | Iron-titanium oxide; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | iron; phosphorus; silver |
| Wet Mountains | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Magmatic REE | Carbonatite; Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; phosphorus; thorium; vermiculite; uranium; yttrium |
| Winfield Peak-Antero | Rocky Mountains | Colorado | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF; Porphyry molybdenum | gold; molybdenum; silver; yttrium |
| Arizona-New Mexico Cretaceous placers | Southwest | Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico | Placer | Columbite/tantalite; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; Uraninite, autunite-group minerals; Zircon | thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Colorado Plateau sandstone uranium | Southwest | Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico; Utah | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | copper; molybdenum; uranium |
| Colorado Plateau sediment-hosted copper | Southwest | Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico; Utah | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; gold; lead; silver; uranium |
| New Mexico-Texas-Colorado sediment-hosted Cu | Southwest | Colorado; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Paradox Basin brine | Southwest | Colorado; Utah | Basin brine path | Basin brine | bromine; iodine; petroleum; salt |
| Paradox Basin evaporites | Southwest | Colorado; Utah | Marine evaporite | Gypsum; Potash; Salt | gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O); salt (NaCl) |
| Sangre de Cristo VMS | Southwest | Colorado; New Mexico; Texas | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |