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Snowstorm

Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016046
MRDS ID DC00265
Record type Site
Current site name Snowstorm

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -106.04126, 39.25334 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 09S 77W 19,20,29,30 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -106.04126, 39.25334
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairplay

Comments on the production information

  • PLACERS WORKED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARKER, 1961, GOLD PLACERS OF COLO.

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, 1950: USGS BULL. 955-D

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-72 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 04/16/2026
MSHA mine ID0505130
Mine name (MSHA)Snowstorm
Current operatorAC Concrete & Materials
Current controller (parent)Harold Clare; Justin Clare
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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