Fourmile Cr. Placer

The Fourmile Cr. Placer is a gold mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.

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

Name: Fourmile Cr. Placer

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.04304, -105.56086

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Satelite image of the Fourmile Cr. Placer

Fourmile Cr. Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fourmile Cr. Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder


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

Not available


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 (Deposit): PLACERS WORKED ALONG UPPER FOURMILE CR.


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, 1961, COLO. SCH. MINES UNPUB. DSC-MS THESIS

Reference (Deposit): USGS WARD TOPO QUAD., 1957, 7 1/2 MIN


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