| Abstract: | The Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area, approximately 20 mi northeast of Gunnison in central Colorado, was studied and its mineral-resource potential assessed. Portions of the study area have substantiated resource potential for gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, thorium, rare-earth elements, and high-calcium limestone. Much of the area has a probable resource potential for the preceeding commodities as well as for tin. Various other elements are found in anomalous concentrations within the study area, but there is likelihood for their occurrence in amounts sufficient to constitute resources. Exploration, especially for molybdenum, gold, and uranium, has been active in the past and is expected to continue in the future. No potential for fossil fuel resources was identified in this study. |
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| Citation Author: | DeWitt, Ed; Kluender, Steven, E. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | FOSSIL RIDGE WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, COLORADO.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States); DeWitt, Ed; Kluender, Steven, E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 442 |
| Citation Volume: | 1 |
| Citation Year: | 1984 |
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| Text: | FOSSIL RIDGE WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, COLORADO.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States); DeWitt, Ed; Kluender, Steven, E. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00 -0600 |
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