The Andre-Horse Creek Placer is a mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,460 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: 6,460 Feet (1,969 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.24167, -105.21250
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Andre-Horse Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Andre-Horse Creek Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Deckers 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
Not available
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type: L
Description: Pine Gulch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PRESUMABLY ALONG HORSE CREEK ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT DECKERS. LAT-LONG AND ELEV GIVEN IS FOR POINT APPROX MIDWAY ON COURSE OF HORSE CREEK (SEC. 27). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM DATA AND CONSERVATION DIV. COMP. DATA (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
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