Andre-Horse Creek Placer

The Andre-Horse Creek Placer is a mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,460 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: Andre-Horse Creek Placer  

State:  Colorado

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 6,460 Feet (1,969 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.24167, -105.21250

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Andre-Horse Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Andre-Horse Creek Placer


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Deckers Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith

Type: L
Description: Pine Gulch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): PRESUMABLY ALONG HORSE CREEK ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT DECKERS. LAT-LONG AND ELEV GIVEN IS FOR POINT APPROX MIDWAY ON COURSE OF HORSE CREEK (SEC. 27). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)


References

Reference (Deposit): BLM DATA AND CONSERVATION DIV. COMP. DATA (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)


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