Platte River Placers

Uranium past producer · Park County, Colorado

Past ProducerUraniumPlacerUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
GRAVEL ON BEDROCK · URANIUMSLUICESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a placer working, where loose gold-bearing gravel is washed rather than dug from rock. The ore color stands for uranium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountyPark
Coordinates39.23359, -106.02030

Commodities

PrimaryUranium
TertiaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypePlacer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143038
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Grebb Placer0.4 miGoldOccurrence
Fairplay0.6 miGold OreAbandoned
Heartland Aggregate Mining0.6 miConstruction Sand and GravelActive
Quarry0.6 miUraniumPast Producer
Fairplay Placer0.7 miConstruction Sand and GravelAbandoned
Unknown near Fairplay, CO0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Unknown near Fairplay, CO1.3 miGoldOccurrence
Unknown near Fairplay, CO1.3 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Snowstorm1.3 miConstruction Sand and GravelActive
Destiny Pit1.3 miGold OreAbandoned
Unknown near Fairplay, CO1.4 miGoldOccurrence
Golden Gross Mine1.7 miConstruction Sand and GravelAbandoned

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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