Goldora Mine

The Goldora Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,320 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: Goldora Mine
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Goldora 1-4

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Stove Prairie Area

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

Owner Name: A. C. Dittmore And Associates
Home Office: Bellvue
Years: 1934 -

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: Skin Gulch Shear Zone, Poverty Flats Synform

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): CDM INF. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS 15 MILES WEST OF BELLVUE. EXACT L OCATION HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER SEC. 28, 15 MILES WEST OF BELLVUE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND TWO PROSPECT TUNNELS 60 AND 75 FT LONG

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.T., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG NARROWS QUADRANGLE, LAR IMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1323

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