The Mosquito Mining District is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,398 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: 12,398 Feet (3,779 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.28639, -106.17083
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Mosquito Mining District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mosquito Mining District
Secondary: Alma Mining District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Alma Mining District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: London fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (General): Long (OFR-98-206) includes Alma (Mosquito) as a significant deposit. It is not clear exactly what area and mines are included in this "district". ABW therefore assigned this record to represent Long's "Alma" significant deposit.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO #403499 #410027
Reference (Reference): Long and others, 1998, USGS OFR-98-206.
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