Unidentified Placer Occurrence

The Unidentified Placer Occurrence is a gold mine located in Fremont county, Colorado.

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: Unidentified Placer Occurrence  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.39575, -105.02388

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Unidentified Placer Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unidentified Placer Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Arkansas River Placer Area


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Southern Front Range, Canon City Embayment


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, 1947, MINERAL RES. OF COLO.


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