Fourth of July Mine

The Fourth of July Mine 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: Fourth of July Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.01111, -105.65833

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Fourth of July Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fourth of July Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): A.B. Wilson (USGS) combined record 10141518 with 10091430. 10141518 should be deleted.

Comment (Location): Shaft is labeled on Monarch Lake 7 1/2' topo map.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MONARCH LAKE TOPO QUAD, 1958, 7 1/2 MIN

Reference (Deposit): BLM COLO CONNECTING SHEETS

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

Reference (Location): Lovering and Goddard, 1950, USGS PP-223, pl. 3, 3-S #2.


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