Pennsylvania Placer

The Pennsylvania Placer is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,801 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

Name: Pennsylvania Placer

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 10,801 Feet (3,292 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.0931, -106.29170

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Satelite image of the Pennsylvania Placer

Pennsylvania Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pennsylvania Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Dodge
Company ID: 501401
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1990


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: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): OWNER/OPERATOR:JOE DODGE, 1226 ELM STREET, CANON CITY, CO., (719) 275 8545 AN 8 TROY OZ GOLD NUGGET WAS PRODUCED FROM THIS PROPERTY IN 1990.


References

Reference (Deposit): MESA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

Reference (Deposit): OWNER-OP: FAIRPLAY MINING COMPANY


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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