The Russellville Gulch Placer is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,440 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: 6,440 Feet (1,963 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.34694, -104.69806
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Russellville Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Russellville Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Castle Rock 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
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1858
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Denver Basin
Type: L
Description: Denver Basin
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Denver Basin
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): PROBABLE SOURCE OF GOLD IS CASTLE ROCK CONGLOMERATE (LOWER OLIGOCENE)
Comment (Location): ON RUSSELLVILLE GULCH 4.2 MILES SE OF FRANKTOWN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Development): SITE OF FIRST (DEBATABLE) GOLD DISCOVERY IN COLORADO
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MACORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-857-F.
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.
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