Mineral resource potential map of the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Gunnison County, Colorado
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Abstract
Parts of the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area have a high resource potential for gold and silver in small deposits, uranium in medium-size deposits, and high-calcium limestone in large deposits. Parts have a moderate to high potential for uranium, thorium, and light rare-earth elements in small- to medium-size deposits, a moderate potential for copper, lead, and zinc in small deposits, a low potential for molybdenum in small deposits, and an unknown potential for molybdenum in deposits of unknown size. Parts of the area have a low potential for cobalt, chromium, tungsten, beryllium, boron, and tin in small deposits. And, depending on the extraction of precious metals, parts of the area could have a low potential for arsenic in small deposits. Tungsten, rare-earth elements, and tin could not be considered resources except for coexisting base metals, thorium, and uranium.
Areas that immediately adjoin the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area have a high potential for molybdenum in large deposits, lead in medium-size deposits, and zinc -in small- to medium-size deposits. Depending on the extraction of base metals, parts of the adjoining areas could have a low resource potential for bismuth and cadmium as byproducts in medium-size deposits.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral resource potential map of the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Gunnison County, Colorado |
| Series title | Miscellaneous Field Studies Map |
| Series number | 1629 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/mf1629A |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | Report: 21 p.; Plate: 53.17 x 39.63 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Gunnison County |
| Other Geospatial | Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area |
| Scale | 77500 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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