The Unidentified Occurrence is a gold mine located in Fremont 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: 38.26528, -105.59167
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Hillside 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Northern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Goat Creek-Hillside Paleovalley Of Oligocene-Miocene Age
Type: L
Description: A Nne-Trending And Ese-Trending Fault Intersect In Vicinity Of Occurrence
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): EAST OF TEXAS CREEK ALONG LOW HILLS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976); LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): ITEM 1 CONTAINED ITEM 2
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, 1947, MINERAL RES. OF COLO
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., 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): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
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