Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude -105.75

Locations

Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
	Silver, Copper
	Lead, Copper, Silver
	Gold
	Sand and Gravel, Construction
	REE
	Molybdenum
	Uranium
	Silver, Lead, Zinc
(Surface)	Pumice
	Silver
(Underground)	Perlite
Albion, Comanche, Maine, Washington, Penobscot, Monarch	Gold
Arapahoe Group of Claims	Gold
Atlantic, Milwaukee, Emma Daniels, Pennsylvania Gr, Black Diamond	Gold
B & M	Gold
B. and M.	Gold, Silver
Beaver Mica Mine	Mica
Big 5 (Underground)	Gold, Silver
Big Five, Black Jack	Gold
Brooks, Broome Co., Olympic, Nebraska, Beatrice, Crater	Gold
Catham Lode	Tungsten
Certified Reddi-Mix Inc (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Cheyenne, Modoc, Tiger # 1 & 2	Gold
Copper King, Gold Drop	Gold
Corundum	Gold
Daisy	Gold, Tungsten
Dew Drop (Underground)	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Dusty Flats prospect	Gold, Silver, Mercury
Eldorado Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken
Estes Pit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Fourth of July Mine (Underground)	Gold, Silver
Fourth of July Mine (Underground)	Copper
Gaslight	Silver, Copper
Gold Crystal	Gold
Golden Queen	Tungsten, Gold
Golden Queen	Gold, Tungsten, Silver
Golden Slipper, Bloomer, Parole, Protection, Johannesburg, Red Lion	Gold
Gravel Pit (Underground)	Stone, Crushed/Broken
Hallie A	Tungsten
Hallie A. Tungsten Mine	Tungsten
Hi Ho (Underground)	Silver, Zinc, Lead
High Lonesome	Copper, Lead
Homestake, Silent Friend, Cumberland, Morning Glory	Gold
Iron Dike	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Jack Park	Silver
Leonidas, Olympia, Maymil A., Park Placer	Gold
Lora claims	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lulu	Gold
Monarch Harmon (Underground)	Copper
New California	Gold
Orifena, Gaslight, Empire, Pennsylvania	Copper, Silver
Park Placer, Protector, Klondyke, Chilcoot	Gold
Puzzle	Feldspar
Red Cloud, Chicago, Colorado	Gold
Ruby	Gold
Silver King (Underground)	Silver
Snowy Range Mine	Lead, Gold
U.P.	Gold, Silver
Utica	Tungsten
Ward District	Gold, Tungsten, Copper
Ward Rose	Gold
Ward Rose (Underground)	Gold, Silver
White Raven	Silver, Lead, Gold
Wolverine Mine	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold