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Fairplay Placer

The Fairplay Placer is a gold mine located in Park 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: Fairplay Placer  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.221, -105.09000

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Fairplay Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fairplay Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1859-1957
Material type: Keith Long significant deposits list, November 2010. Includes Alma placers.

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Workings): A dredge was operated near Fairplay by Timberline Dredging Company (Smith, 2009, p. 249).

References

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, 1961, GOLD PLACERS OF COLO.

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

Reference (Deposit): Smith, D.A., 2009, The trail of gold and silver [Mining in Colorado, 1859-2009]: Boulder, Univ. Press of Colorado, 989 p.
Pages: p. 249.

Reference (Deposit): Singewald, Q.D., 1950, Gold placers and their geologic environment in northwestern Park County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 955-D, p. 103-172.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

Reference (Production): USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1939-57

Reference (Deposit): DEL RIO, 1961, MIN RES. OF COLO.

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