Acme Placer

The Acme Placer is a gold mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 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: Acme Placer

State:  Colorado

County:  Routt

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.8286, -106.92720

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Satelite image of the Acme Placer

Acme Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Acme Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Routt
District: Hahns Peak


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

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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: Past Producer
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

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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

Comment (Deposit): ANY PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SMALL AND UNRECORDED. WORKINGS ARE SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES WHICH ARE MOSTLY OVERGROWN.


References

Reference (Deposit): Neubert, J. T., 1994, Mineral appraisal of Routt National Forest, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 13-94, 64 p., appendicies.

Reference (Deposit): HAHNS PEAK 7.5 QUADRANGLE USGS CRIB FILE


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