The Crown Point Vein is a gold mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,786 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: 8,786 Feet (2,678 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.68611, -105.62167
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Crown Point Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Point Vein
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Mayesville District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Vein
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, Sherman Batholith
Type: L
Description: Poudre River Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM SHAFT RAN 0.90 OZ/TON AU, BUT TENOR GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.35 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR CREST OF HILL APPROX 0.75 MILE SE OF RUGH RANCH. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR HILLTOP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN TRENDS N 80 E, VARIES IN WIDTH FROM 1.5 TO 5 FT.
Comment (Workings): 160-FT INCLINED SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 223, P. 286
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