American

Gold occurrence · Park County, Colorado

OccurrenceGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for gold. 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
Coordinates39.32469, -106.08420

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10143291
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Alma, CO0.1 miIronPast Producer
Mineral Park0.3 miLeadProducer
Johnson Shaft0.5 miLeadPast Producer
McCoy Shaft0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Mineral Park Placer0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Weber Shaft0.5 miLeadPast Producer
Otis Shaft0.6 miLeadPast Producer
Morning Star Mine0.6 miGold, SilverPast Producer
Creskill Group0.6 miLeadPast Producer
Harrisburg & Gettysberg0.8 miLeadPast Producer
Dolly Varden Et Al0.9 miSilver, Gold, Copper, ZincOccurrence
Dolly Varden1.0 miSilverPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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