Abe Lincoln Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Abe Lincoln Mine | Mine |
Cripple Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Teller County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 44' 44'' North , 105° 10' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 0.9km |
Stratton | 644 (2006) | 1.6km |
Victor | 389 (2017) | 4.7km |
Midland | 156 (2011) | 12.5km |
Divide | 127 (2011) | 21.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 31km |
Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 32km |
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
67811
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67811:4
GUID (UUID V4):
5f90dbbe-ad9d-46db-8bdb-646af175935a
Ref:Min Rec 36:2 pp143-185
The Abe Lincoln claim in Poverty Gulch, near the eastern edge of the town of Cripple Creek, was located in April, 1895, and the mine began to ship ore the same year. The property is now part of the Stratton estate and is worked under lease. The total production is unknown. In 1903 and 1904 the mine was actively worked and shipped about 30 tons per day.
The Abe Lincoln is operated through a vertical shaft, 600 feet in depth, with three levels, 360, 500, and 596 feet, respectively, below the collar. The collar of the shaft is 9,611 feet above sea level. There are some smaller shafts on the property, of which the most important is the Arcadia, 160 feet west-southwest of the Abe Lincoln shaft. The Arcadia has three small levels, all above the 360-foot Abe Lincoln level. A large amount of horizontal development work has been done on levels 1 and 2. On level 1 a north crosscut extends for 750 feet from the shaft, well under Womack Hill. Another crosscut extends northeast of the shaft for 900 feet to a point nearly under the portal of the Chicago tunnel, where it connects with a long northwest-southeast drift. Level 1 also extends about 1,000 feet southwest of the shaft, partly as drift and partly as crosscut. On level 2 are a number of drifts and crosscuts extending for about 500 feet southwest of the shaft, a northeast crosscut of about 400 feet to the May Queen lode, and an east crosscut about 2,000 feet in length toward the Gold Pass shaft. The development on level 3 is less extensive than on the others and is entirely to the southwest of the shaft.
The Abe Lincoln is operated through a vertical shaft, 600 feet in depth, with three levels, 360, 500, and 596 feet, respectively, below the collar. The collar of the shaft is 9,611 feet above sea level. There are some smaller shafts on the property, of which the most important is the Arcadia, 160 feet west-southwest of the Abe Lincoln shaft. The Arcadia has three small levels, all above the 360-foot Abe Lincoln level. A large amount of horizontal development work has been done on levels 1 and 2. On level 1 a north crosscut extends for 750 feet from the shaft, well under Womack Hill. Another crosscut extends northeast of the shaft for 900 feet to a point nearly under the portal of the Chicago tunnel, where it connects with a long northwest-southeast drift. Level 1 also extends about 1,000 feet southwest of the shaft, partly as drift and partly as crosscut. On level 2 are a number of drifts and crosscuts extending for about 500 feet southwest of the shaft, a northeast crosscut of about 400 feet to the May Queen lode, and an east crosscut about 2,000 feet in length toward the Gold Pass shaft. The development on level 3 is less extensive than on the others and is entirely to the southwest of the shaft.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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