The Vindicator is a mine located in Teller county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,295 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: 10,295 Feet (3,138 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.7272, -105.12500
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Vindicator MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vindicator
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Teller
District: Cripple Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sylvanite
Unknown: Calaverite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO #400224, 400353, 400356 & OTHERS
Reference (Deposit): GEO. SURVEY PROF PAPER 223 PG 312 VANDERWILT, MINERAL RESOUR
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO OWN: UNITED GOLD MINES 19
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