The Mitchell Placer is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,350 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
Elevation: 9,350 Feet (2,850 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.91306, -106.45806
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Mitchell Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mitchell Placer
Secondary: Independence Mtn. Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jackson
Land Status
Not available
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE APPROXIMATED USING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S GGWL (GEOGRAPHIC WELL LOCATOR) PORGRAM FOR THE FOOTAGE CALL: T11N R81W SECTION 23, 2640 FT N, 2640 FT E.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1188, 1965, P. 123
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 596, 1915, P. 117
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, 1961, COLO. SCH. MINES DSC. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
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