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Native Gold from
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


Locality type:Claim
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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380228:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.9km (3.1 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
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBig Horn Mine (Big Horn; Grey Ram; Burro Claims), Custer County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCloverdale Mine (Cloverdale Tunnel), Rainbow Lake Mining District, Lake Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘNorth Star Claim, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10018412), Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSand Gulch Prospect No. 2, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSan Isabel Mining and Milling Company Claims, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘReed Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘUnidentified Placer Occurrence (MRDS - 10017713), Arkansas River Placers Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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