The Unidentified Placer Occurrence is a mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.41202, -105.59569
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Unidentified Placer Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Placer Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Arkansas River Placer Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northern Wet Mountains, Sangre De Cristo Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS ARE COMMON IN MANY AREAS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND 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): VANDERWILT, 1947, MINERAL RES. OF COLO., P. 83
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