| Deposit ID | 60000388 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011580 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Carson District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.36173, 37.86891 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DISTRICT LIES ALONG CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON WAGER GULCH FROM HEADWATERS TO CONFLUENCE WITH LAKE FORK GUNNISON RIVER AND ALONG UPPER LOST TRAIL CREEK (TRIBUTARY TO RIO GRANDE, DRAINAGE AREA 13010001). PROMINENT LANDMARKS INCLUDE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, CARSON PEAK, BENT PEAK, CASTLE LAKES; TOWNS/SITES: CARSON. DISTRICT EXTENDS NORTH ONTO LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL (1964) QUAD AND WEST ONTO POLE CREEK MOUNTAIN (1964) QUAD. DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD SW FROM LAKE CITY UP LAKE FORK GUNNISON RIVER AND TRAIL UP WAGER GULCH; VIA ROAD WEST FROM CREEDE UP RIO GRANDE AND TRAIL UP LOST TRAIL CREEK; VIA ROAD WEST FROM COLORADO RTE 149 UP SOUTH AND NORTH CLEAR CREEKS TO LOST TRAIL CREEK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SITE OF CARSON CAMP ON WAGER CREEK, APPROX IN N2 NE NE SEC 25, T42N, R5W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Finger Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gunnison(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.36173, 37.86891 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | CALDERA |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN-UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERAS, LAKE CITY CALDERA, CARSON VOLCANO |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SAN JUAN DEPRESSION |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | CARSON DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | CHILDS PARK MINING CO. |
| Home office | LAKE CITY |
| Year | 1924 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | GEORGE THE THIRD MINES CO. |
| Home office | LAKE CITY |
| Year | 1924 |
LARSEN, E.S., 1911, THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CARSON CAMP, HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 470, P. 30-38.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, CALDERAS OF THE SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 958, P. 10-16.
LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1973, REVISED VOLCANIC HISTORY OF THE SAN JUAN, UNCOMPAHGRE, SILVERTON, AND LAKE CITY CALDERAS IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS: USGS JOUR. RESEARCH, V. 1, NO. 6, P. 627-642.
HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 44.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS
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