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Fairplay Placer

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091013
MRDS ID DC00272
Record type Site
Current site name Fairplay Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -105.09, 39.221 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Lat/long from Keith Long significant deposit list November, 2010.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dakan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 09S;10S 77W 32,33,34,02,03,11 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 56
USGS model code 17a
Deposit model name Placer Au

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -105.09, 39.221
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period 1859-1957
    Material Keith Long significant deposits list, November 2010. Includes Alma placers.
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Secondary Silver Silver 1mt
    Primary Gold Gold 6mt

Comments on the workings information

  • A dredge was operated near Fairplay by Timberline Dredging Company (Smith, 2009, p. 249).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1939-57

  • Deposit

    PARKER, 1961, GOLD PLACERS OF COLO.

  • Deposit

    VANDERWILT, 1947. MIN. RES. OF COLO.

  • Deposit

    DEL RIO, 1961, MIN RES. OF COLO.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

  • Deposit

    Singewald, Q.D., 1950, Gold placers and their geologic environment in northwestern Park County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 955-D, p. 103-172.

  • Deposit

    Smith, D.A., 2009, The trail of gold and silver [Mining in Colorado, 1859-2009]: Boulder, Univ. Press of Colorado, 989 p.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-72 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 05-JAN-12 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 05-JAN-12 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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