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Iron King

Occurrence in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Zinc, Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091061
MRDS ID DC00724
Record type Site
Current site name Iron King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.95063, 38.96332 (WGS84)
Relative position COPPER CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gothic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gunnison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East-Taylor(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 12S 86W 36 W2 OF NW4 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.95063, 38.96332
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ON IGNEOUS (WHITE ROCK STOCK) - SEDIMENTARY (GOTHIC FM.) CONTACT. 28 PERCENT IRON ORE SPECIMEN IN COLO. STATE HIST. MUSEUM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Mt.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GASKILL, 1956, U. NEW MEX. MSC. THESIS

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1972 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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