Arkansas River Placers District

The Arkansas River Placers District is a gold and silver mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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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