The Unnamed Gold Occurrence is a mine located in Washington county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,731 feet.
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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: 4,731 Feet (1,442 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.24917, -103.30806
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Unnamed Gold Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Gold Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Washington
District: Akron 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
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, Cheyenne Basin
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PEPORTEDLY A TRACE UP TO $27/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): UNCERTAIN FROM LAKES' DESCRIPTION AS TO EXACT STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION, BUT GOLD PROBABLY OCCURRED IN OGALLALA GRAVELS
Comment (Location): ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR FREMONT BUTTE. ACTUAL AU OCCURRENCE COULD BE AT OR WITHIN 3-MILE RADIUS OF FREMONT BUTTE
Comment (Development): LAKES MENTIONED THAT AREA RESIDENTS HAD TAKEN FOR ASSAY MATERIAL FROM COAL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): MCGOVERN, H.E., 1964, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1777.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1978, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN THE STERLING 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-1092.
Reference (Deposit): LAKES, ARTHUR, 1896, PLACER GOLD FOUND IN A PRIMEVAL LAKE BED: COLLIERY ENGINEER, V. 16, P. 208-209.
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