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Native Gold from
Willow Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Placer
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 Willow Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:373255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:373255:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLast Chance Placer (Last Chance No. 3), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘClimax 1 and 2 Claims, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSpanish Basin Placer Company Claims (Claims: Alpha No. 1; Beta No. 2; Beta No. 1; Omega No. 1; Omega No. 2; Alpha No. 2), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘGiant Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBadger State Placers 1-5, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘDenver Placers 6-8, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘOtero Placers 1 and 2, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Au prospect [1], Blanca Mining District, Alamosa County, Colorado, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBlanca Mutual Mining and Milling Company Claims (Claims: Bachelor; Calumet; Viola; Homestake; Copper Queen; Myrtle K.), Blanca Mining District, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘGold Anchor Mine, Blanca Mining District, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
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