Vanadium, Little Giant Placers

The Vanadium, Little Giant Placers is a gold mine located in Gunnison 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: Vanadium, Little Giant Placers  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.77611, -106.48667

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Vanadium, Little Giant Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vanadium, Little Giant Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Tincup


Land Status

Not available


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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65


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