Unnamed Gold Occurrence

The Unnamed Gold Occurrence is a mine located in Washington county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,731 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Gold Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Washington
District: Akron 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

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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: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Denver Basin, Cheyenne Basin

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PEPORTEDLY A TRACE UP TO $27/TON

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Geology): UNCERTAIN FROM LAKES' DESCRIPTION AS TO EXACT STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION, BUT GOLD PROBABLY OCCURRED IN OGALLALA GRAVELS

Comment (Location): ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR FREMONT BUTTE. ACTUAL AU OCCURRENCE COULD BE AT OR WITHIN 3-MILE RADIUS OF FREMONT BUTTE

Comment (Development): LAKES MENTIONED THAT AREA RESIDENTS HAD TAKEN FOR ASSAY MATERIAL FROM COAL PROSPECT PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): MCGOVERN, H.E., 1964, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1777.

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1978, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN THE STERLING 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-1092.

Reference (Deposit): LAKES, ARTHUR, 1896, PLACER GOLD FOUND IN A PRIMEVAL LAKE BED: COLLIERY ENGINEER, V. 16, P. 208-209.

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