Colorado · Fremont County
Past Producer
Arkansas River Placers District
Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Gold Silver Copper Lead Zinc
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model56: Placer Au
Deposit sizeSmall
Ore controlSand Bars
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Alluvium
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Wet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1945
Discovery year1932
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References
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 83-84.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOWARD QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-892, 1:62,500TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.VANDERWILT, 1947
Identification
Deposit ID10013170
MRDS IDD009316
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48501, -105.40752
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.