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Boston and New York Placer, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boston and New York Placer | Placer |
| Alma Mining District | Mining District |
| Park County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 31'' North , 106° 5' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | 277 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Fairplay | 681 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Blue River | 904 (2017) | 15.8km |
| Leadville | 2,644 (2017) | 17.9km |
| Leadville North | 1,794 (2011) | 18.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 31km |
Locality is marked by a sign ("shown as Boston & New York Placer") along Park County Rd 8, near dredge tailings along Buckskin Creek, where remains of a dredge are visible. (This may not be the original name of the placer deposit on Buckskin Creek, if it ever had a single name.) The site is downstream from the prolific Paris and Hungry Five gold mines on the north and south side (respectively) of the valley of Buckskin Creek and the site of Paris Mill, and upstream from the site of the former town of Buckskin Joe. The placer gold discovered here in 1859 was the first sign that the Alma District might contain lode deposits of gold. The locality is provided here for the town site of Buckskin Joe on USGS topographic map, just east of the tailings piles. This deposit is not the same as Alma Placer (Alma Placer & Leaching Plant), which is in the valley of Middle Fork, South Platte River and directly across the river from the town of Alma.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Middle Park BasinBasin
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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