| Deposit ID | 10013949 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010521 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Free Gold District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.09949, 38.83056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 2 MILE S77E OF MAIN INTERSECTION IN BUENA VISTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chaffee(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buena Vista East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gunnison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Chaffee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014S | 078W | 15,16,21,22 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granitic Rocks | ||||||
| Rock description | Granitic Rocks | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -106.09949, 38.83056 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Free Gold District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010521 |
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MIN ERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 45
TWETO, OGDEN, STEVEN, T.A., HAIL, W.J., JR., MOENCH, R.H., 1976, PR ELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTER N COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761, 1:250,000
HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 138, P. 64
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-83 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 16-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | Changed record type from site to district. |
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