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Alaska Humes Claims (Occurrence)Red Gorge (Past Producer)Blue Monday (Occurrence)No Name Mine (Past Producer)Blue Ridge (Unknown)Arizoba (Past Producer)Molly Grove, Happy Dream + 1 more nearby (Producer)A.O. Prospect (Prospect)Parkview Mountain Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Lucky Jack (Occurrence)Lease #011850 (Occurrence)Big Dike Lode (Past Producer)Hot Sulphur Springs (Unknown)Henderson Mill (Producer)Denver Creek Placers (Occurrence)Gold Run Placers (Occurrence)Smith Creek (Producer)Mt Vasquez Mine (Past Producer)Gold Run Placers (Occurrence)Wolverine Mine (Past Producer)Stillwater Creek Placers (Occurrence)Iron Creek (Occurrence)Mt. Vasquez, St. Louis, Milliken (Occurrence)Milliken Mine (Producer)Wolverine Mine (Producer)Stillwater Creek Placers (Occurrence)Ready Cash + 2 more nearby (Producer)Bobtail + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Beaver Mica Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Beaver (Producer)High Lonesome + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Grand Lake Wolverine (Past Producer)Ruth Claims (Occurrence)Monarch Harmon + 1 more nearby (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
34 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 3 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Wolverine Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Gold, Silver) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as producer for Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 40.340, -105.923. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

18
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

14
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

8
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

4
Unknown

Status not recorded.

1
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Chalcopyrite 6Galena 5Sphalerite 4Mica 2Hematite 2Molybdenite 1Tetrahedrite 1Beryl 1Copper 1Lead 1Silver 1Gold 1

Commodities

Copper 15Lead 10Gold 9Zinc 5Silver 5Mica 4Uranium 4Molybdenum 3Beryllium 2Iron 2

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
BeaverCopper, Beryllium, MicaBeryl, Copper, MicaProducer39.916, -105.803
Molly Grove, Happy DreamCopper, IronBornite, Chalcopyrite, HematiteProducer39.952, -106.281
Alaska Humes ClaimsUraniumCarnotiteOccurrence40.378, -106.625
High LonesomeCopper, LeadChalcopyrite, GalenaOccurrence40.075, -105.743
Wolverine MineLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, GoldChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, SphaleriteProducer40.340, -105.923
Milliken MineZinc, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteProducer39.799, -105.936
Mt. Vasquez, St. Louis, MillikenLead, Zinc, CopperChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence39.832, -105.934
Ruth ClaimsIron, CopperChalcopyrite, HematiteOccurrence40.163, -105.704
Ready CashZinc, Silver, LeadGalena, Sphalerite, TetrahedriteProducer39.761, -105.902
Blue MondayGoldGoldOccurrence40.037, -106.495
BobtailSilver, Lead, ZincLead, SilverOccurrence39.751, -105.901
Beaver Mica MineMicaMicaOccurrence40.090, -105.799
Iron CreekMolybdenumMolybdeniteOccurrence39.850, -105.934
Unknown 2UraniumPitchblendeOccurrence39.881, -105.608
Stillwater Creek PlacersGold—Occurrence40.250, -105.929
Gold Run PlacersGold—Occurrence40.250, -106.004
Denver Creek PlacersGold—Occurrence40.254, -106.072
LuluGold—Occurrence40.402, -105.923
Lucky JackUranium—Occurrence40.050, -106.115
Lease #011850Uranium—Occurrence40.043, -106.124
Stillwater Creek PlacersGold—Occurrence40.221, -105.892
Gold Run PlacersGold—Occurrence40.207, -105.985
A.O. ProspectCopper—Prospect40.319, -106.250
Wolverine MineTungsten—Past Producer40.345, -105.933
Oro Fino MineSilver—Past Producer39.773, -105.923
Monarch HarmonCopper—Unknown40.107, -105.709
Blue RidgeCopper—Unknown40.007, -106.306
Parkview Mountain ProspectMolybdenum—Occurrence40.332, -106.128
ArizobaCopper—Past Producer39.958, -106.271
Mt Vasquez MineLead—Past Producer39.824, -106.030
No Name MineMica—Past Producer39.947, -106.517
Big Dike LodeBeryllium—Past Producer40.349, -106.100
Beaver Mica MineMica—Producer40.100, -105.788
El KebirGold—Past Producer40.334, -106.126
Red GorgeCopper—Past Producer39.937, -106.576
Happy DreamsCopper—Past Producer39.952, -106.281
Hot Sulphur SpringsGeothermal—Unknown40.076, -106.111
Smith CreekZeolites—Producer40.136, -106.010
Bobtail MineSilver—Past Producer39.761, -105.906
Ruth Group of ClaimsCopper—Past Producer40.107, -105.709

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 26 fossil collection records in Grand County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Boulder County · Gilpin County · Clear Creek County · Summit County · Jefferson County

Colorado mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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