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Native Gold from
Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374417:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Sand Gulch Prospect No. 2, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.8km (3.0 miles) Sand Gulch Prospect No. 2, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) Devil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10018412), Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) Cloverdale Mine (Cloverdale Tunnel), Rainbow Lake Mining District, Lake Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) Big Horn Mine (Big Horn; Grey Ram; Burro Claims), Custer County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) Arkansas River Placers Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) Steele Canyon Mining; Milling; and Investment Company Claims (Independence; Victor; Princess), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) Orient Iron Mine (Caesar; MS 11400; Valley View; MS 8940; Vivia B.; MS 4988; Runaway; MS 1539; Prospector; MS 1505; Villa Grove), Orient Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) Red Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) Unidentified Placer Occurrence (MRDS - 10091364), Arkansas River Placers Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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