The Lincoln District is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
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Lincoln District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lincoln District
Secondary: Lincoln Gulch District
Secondary: Ruby District
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: RUBY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, STOCKWORK
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: SAWATCH UPLIFT, CENTRAL COLORADO TROUGH, ARKANSAS VALLEY GRABEN, TWIN LAKES BATHOLITH
Type: L
Description: GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON, MT ELBERT VOLCANOTECTONIC DEPRESSION, LINCOLN GULCH STOCK, SAWMILL PLUG
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: QUARTZ-SERICITE, QUARTZ-SERICITE-PYRITE, ARGILLIC, FE OXIDATION
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 77-78.
Reference (Deposit): CRUSON, M.G., 1973, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON COMPLEX, SAWATCH RANGE, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PH.D. THESIS T-1538.
Reference (Deposit): HOWELL, J.V., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN LAKES DISTRICT OF COLORADO: CGS BULL. 17, 106 P.
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