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Lucky Boy

Producer in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodity Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017113
MRDS ID DC02906
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Boy
Related records 10191292

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.11757, 39.04971 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804
Relative position 1/2 MI. W. OF CRYSTAL ON N. SIDE OF VALLEY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowmass Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carbondale(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 11S 87W 33 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Minturn and Belden Fms
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 75 FT. LS. BED, N 75W 31NE, 2.8 FT WIDE QTZ VEIN. ASSOC: PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, SILVER. 2 PERCENT CU, 2 1/2 PB, 50Z. AG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1906-1907

Mining district

District name Marble

Comments on the production information

  • 10-12 CARS ZINC ORE 35-42 PERCENT ZN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERWILT, 1937, USGS BULL 884, P. 122

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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