| Deposit ID | 60000371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010413 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Lincoln District |
| Alternate or previous names | Lincoln Gulch District, Ruby District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.61202, 39.02139 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ALONG LINCOLN GULCH AND ON PITKIN-GUNNISON COUNTY LINE IN FAR SE TIP OF PITKIN COUNTY. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR RUBY TOWNSITE. DISTRICT ALSO EXTENDS ONTO NEW YORK PEAK QUAD. SEVERAL CLAIMS OVERLAP INTO GUNNISON CO. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST : (1977) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pitkin(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Independence Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Roaring Fork(hydrologic unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
White River National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Pitkin |
| United States | Colorado | Gunnison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -106.61202, 39.02139 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON, MT ELBERT VOLCANOTECTONIC DEPRESSION, LINCOLN GULCH STOCK, SAWMILL PLUG |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAWATCH UPLIFT, CENTRAL COLORADO TROUGH, ARKANSAS VALLEY GRABEN, TWIN LAKES BATHOLITH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | S.F. Neeley And Others (First Claimants) |
| District name | LINCOLN DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | LINCOLN GULCH DISTRICT |
| District name | RUBY DISTRICT |
CRUSON, M.G., 1973, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON COMPLEX, SAWATCH RANGE, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PH.D. THESIS T-1538.
WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 77-78.
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