The Arkansas River Placers District is a gold and silver mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.485, -105.40694
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Arkansas River Placers District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arkansas River Placers District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Arkansas River Placers District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Year Last Production: 1945
Discovery Year: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Wet Mountains
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACERS EXTEND FROM CHAFFEE COUNTY LINE TO FLORENCE. BECAUSE SUCH A LARGE AREA IS INVOLVED, LOCATIONS ARE ESTIMATED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED FROM 2 TO 13 DIFFERENT OPERATIONS; IN 1945 PRODUCTION WAS FROM ONE LODE MINE
Comment (Deposit): GOLD FOUND IN SAND BARS. BELIEVED TO DERIVE IN PART FROM FORMER MILLING OPERATIONS AT LEADVILLE
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 83-84.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOWARD QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-892, 1:62,500
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.
Reference (Production): VANDERWILT, 1947
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