Colorado Mineral Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mineral belt
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Colorado_Silver_Boom
gptkb:Colorado_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:contains numerous mining districts
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Georgetown
gptkb:Central_City
gptkb:Cripple_Creek
Breckenridge
Idaho Springs
Leadville
Ouray
Silverton
Telluride
gptkbp:directionA northeast to southwest
gptkbp:firstMined mid-1800s
gptkbp:geologicalAge Tertiary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colorado Mineral Belt
gptkbp:length about 300 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:gold
gptkb:lead
copper
silver
zinc
rich ore deposits
gptkbp:significance major source of Colorado's historic mining wealth
gptkbp:width 25 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leadville_mining_district
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7