Lake District

Producer in Hinsdale county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Antimony, Potassium, Manganese, Uranium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Aluminum, Tellurium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000387
MRDS ID D011561
Record type District
Current site name Lake District
Alternate or previous names Lake City District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.31503, 38.0328 (WGS84)
Relative position DISTRICT SITUATED ON NE AND EAST SIDES OF LAKE CITY CALDERA, AROUND, JUST WEST OF, AND SE OF LAKE CITY, ALONG LAKE FORK GUNNISON RIVER AND EXTENDING ABOUT 2 MILES UP HENSON CREEK, AND INCLUDING LOWER PORTIONS OF RED MOUNTAIN GULCH, SLUMGULLION CREEK, SILVER COIN GULCH, DEADMAN GULCH, PARK CREEK, WADE GULCH, HENSON CREEK, AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE GULCH. OUTLYING CLAIMS SITUATED (1) TO SSW ON CASCADE GULCH (SEC. 18, T42N, R4W) AND AT CONFLUENCE OF LAKE FORK AND WAGER GULCH, AND (2) TO SW ALONG ALPINE GULCH. PROMINENT LANDMARKS INCLUDE STATION ELEVEN, NEOGA MOUNTAIN, SUGARLOAF ROCK, SLUMGULLION SLIDE, LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL, ARGENTA FALLS, RED MOUNTAIN, GRASSY MOUNTAIN, AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. DISTRICT EXTENDS SOUTH ONTO LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL (1964) QUAD AND SW ONTO REDCLOUD PEAK (1964) QUAD (BOTH ON DURANGO 1:250000 SHEET). DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE VIA COLORADO RTE 149 SOUTH FROM U.S. RTE 50, BLUE MESA RESERVOIR, AND GATEVIEW; VIA ROAD FROM COLORADO RTE 114 SW FROM COCHETOPA CREEK, UP LOS PINOS CREEK, OVER SLUMGULLION PASS; VIA ROAD NORTH FROM SILVERTON, UP ANIMAS RIVER, OVER CINNAMON PASS AND DOWN LAKE FORK, OR OVER ENGINEER PASS ANDDOWN HENSON CREEK. ELEV AND ALT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR LAKE CITY BENCHMARK NEAR C N2 SW SEC. 27, T43N, R4W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hinsdale(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Hinsdale

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Potassium Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Tertiary
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 106
USGS model code 25b
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Creede
Mark3 model number 58
Model code 84
USGS model code 22b
Deposit model name Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Mark3 model number 80

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.31503, 38.0328

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name CALDERA
Structure description SAN JUAN-UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERAS, LAKE CITY CALDERA
Type of structure Regional
Structure description SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FILED, SAN JUAN DEPRESSION

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1842
Discoverer John C. Fremont Expedition
Year of first production 1875
Year of last production 1981

Mining district

District name LAKE DISTRICT
District name LAKE CITY DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner LAKE CITY MINES
    Home office COLORADO SPRINGS
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner LAKE CITY MINES
    Home office COLORADO SPRINGS
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner EARTH SCIENCES, INC.
    Home office GOLDEN
    Year 1984

Reference information

Beyond USGS

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