The Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,925 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,925 Feet (1,806 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.51694, -104.80694
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Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Castle Rock Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Humphreys Gold Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Denver Basin
Type: L
Description: Denver Basin
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Denver Basin
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD SIZE APPROX. 50 COLOR S/MG
Analytical Data: TRACE TO 0.8 CENTS/YD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AU CONCENTRATIONS SMALL, LOCAL, AND CONFINED TO BENCH GRAVELS. PROBABLE SOURCE OF AU IS CASTLE ROCK CONGLOMERATE (LOWER OLIGOCENE)
Comment (Location): SOUTH BANK OF NEWLIN GULCH. LAT-LONG IS C S/2 NW/4 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Development): THREE TEST HOLES DRILLED
Comment (Workings): PROFITABLE OPERATIONS PROHIBITED BY EXTREME FINENESS OF AU, SPOTTY OCCURRENCE, CLAY CONTENT IN GRAVEL, LACK OF WATER
References
Reference (Deposit): MABERRY, J.O., AND LINDVALL, R.M., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARKER QUADRANGLE, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-770-A.
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.
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