Mine detail: Lincoln District

Previously called 'Lincoln Gulch DistrictRuby District'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.02139, -106.61202

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Zinc
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Manganese
Discovery year:	1882

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEIN, STOCKWORK
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:	GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON, MT ELBERT VOLCANOTECTONIC DEPRESSION, LINCOLN GULCH STOCK, SAWMILL PLUG, SAWATCH UPLIFT, CENTRAL COLORADO TROUGH, ARKANSAS VALLEY GRABEN, TWIN LAKES BATHOLITH
Alteration processes:	QUARTZ-SERICITE, QUARTZ-SERICITE-PYRITE, ARGILLIC, FE OXIDATION

References

MRDS	D010413
DEP	60000371
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.}{Deposit:: HOWELL, J.V., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN LAKES DISTRICT OF COLORADO: CGS BULL. 17, 106 P.}{Deposit:: WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 77-78.}