The Balfour Mines is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.92167, -105.69222
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Balfour Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Balfour Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Elevenmile 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
Owner Name: Balfour Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: IRREGULAR SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Front Range
Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault Zone, Nw-Trending Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF ABANDONED TOWN OF BALFOUR
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MAS OCT 1976 FILE
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180, 1:62,500.
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