The Clear Creek Sand & Gravel Gold Dep is a sand and gravel, construction mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lat, Long: 39.7667, -105.21830
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Clear Creek Sand & Gravel Gold Dep MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clear Creek Sand & Gravel Gold Dep
Secondary: Clear Creek Sand & Gravel Gold Dep.
Commodity
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): GOLD PRODUCTION IS PRESENTLY PRODUCED AS A BY-PRODUCT OF GRA
Reference (Deposit): "MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO." MINE MAP REPO # 407663 - 4
Reference (Deposit): PLACER BELT EXTENDS FROM R70W - RG8W ALONG THE RIVER BED.
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