The Lower Browns Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.7, -106.05389
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Lower Browns Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Browns Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Nathrop Area, Browns Canyon Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Type: R
Description: Arkansas Valley Graben, Sawatch Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): AT JUNCTION OF BROWNS CREEK AND ARKANSAS RIVER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 69, NO. 4, P. 84-86.
Reference (Deposit): TWETO, O.L., STEVEN, T.A., HAIL, W.J., JR., MOENCH, R.H., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761, 1:125,000.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 43.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
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