The Cherry Creek is a gypsum-anhydrite mine located in La Plata county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,499 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: 10,499 Feet (3,200 Meters)
Commodity: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Lat, Long: 37.3678, -108.10940
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Cherry Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cherry Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: La Plata
District: La Plata District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OPEN CUT IN ALTERED PORPHYRY, GYPSUM ON THE DUMP. SAMPLES 881 AND 882 FROM THE REFERENCE ARE FROM THIS PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE REPORT MLA 2-92
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