| Deposit ID | 60000387 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011561 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Lake District |
| Alternate or previous names | Lake City District |
| 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) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| (1) | -107.31503, 38.0328 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1842 |
| Discoverer | John C. Fremont Expedition |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| District name | LAKE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | LAKE CITY DISTRICT |
| 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 |
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