Park County, Colorado has 28,914 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 591 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 28,914 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 819 active mining claims
- 28,095 closed mining claims
- 591 USGS records of mines in Park County, Colorado.
- Gold , Zinc , Lead , Uranium , and Silver mines located in Park County, Colorado. See All
Mines Summary
in Park County, Colorado
- 591 Total
- 109 Occurrences
- 8 Prospects
- 8 Plants
- 466 Producers
Park County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Park.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Park County, Colorado has 28,914 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 2.83% are active while 97.17% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 28,914 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 819 records of active mining claims
- 28,095 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Park
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 28095 |
| Other | 819 |
Park County, Colorado Mining Image Gallery
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Gold dredge, 1950 Huff, L.C. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Gold dredge, 1950 Huff, L.C. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
Gold dredge, 1950 Huff, L.C. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey -
South London Mine, 1930 Landon, R.E. Courtesy of United States Geological Survey
Park County, Colorado Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
6
11
5
45.45%
Opened Acres
121
240
119.34
49.58%
Transfered Claims
2
11
9
81.81%
Transfered Acres
41
221
180.31
81.35%
Closed Claims
0
1
1
100%
Closed Acres
0
20
20
100%
Located Claims
6
10
4
40%
Located Acres
121
220
98.68
44.85%
Rejected Claims
0
1
1
100%
Rejected Acres
0
20
20
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Park has 591 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Park mines are Gold , Zinc , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 109 mines in Park were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Park has 8 prospect mines.2 466 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 591 records of mines in Park County, Colorado.
- 8 records of prospects
- 109 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 8 records of mining plants
- 466 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Park
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 466 |
| Occurrences | 109 |
| Other | 16 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Park County, Colorado
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Pike National Forest
National Forests
8,918
757
8,161
17,391.16
267
3
67
6
191
White River National Forest
National Forests
16
16
0
328.58
1
0
0
0
1
Lost Creek Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
145
5
140
93.17
1
0
0
0
1
San Isabel National Forest
National Forests
2,134
1
2,133
20
2
0
1
0
1
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
83
0
83
0
2
0
0
0
2
Mount Evans Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
83
0
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Park County, Colorado
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Lake George-Badger Flats Area
Colorado
181
145
36
3,042.28
62
1
32
0
29
Terryall Creek Mining District
Colorado
114
111
3
2,739.53
13
0
7
0
6
Alma Mining District
Colorado
82
77
5
1,546.48
50
0
8
3
39
Mosquito Mining District
Colorado
47
41
6
1,302.94
48
0
1
3
44
Fairplay Mining District
Colorado
13
9
4
310
8
0
5
0
3
London Mining District
Colorado
6
6
0
243.3
10
0
1
0
9
Sacramento Mining District
Colorado
16
9
7
190.66
16
0
0
0
16
Kenosha Pass Mining District
Colorado
6
6
0
123.96
3
1
0
0
2
Blue River-Monte Cristo Area
Colorado
5
5
0
103.3
0
0
0
0
0
Horseshoe Mining District
Colorado
4
4
0
81.97
13
0
1
0
12
Top Owners
in Park County, Colorado
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Earth Energy Resources LLC
Littleton
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
45
45
0
1,029.04
Park Lake Resources LLC
Littleton
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
21
21
0
533.2
Robert M Burger, P G Sierta Redcone LLC
Allison Park
Pennsylvania
Corporation
Claimant
25
25
0
516.5
Beverwyck Properties
Highlands Ranch
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
3
3
0
460
Vanepps Group Properties
Wheat Ridge
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
3
3
0
460
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Park County, Colorado
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Alma
Park
Colorado
17,452
802
16,650
20,716.82
1,037
3
174
11
849
Fairplay
Park
Colorado
18,147
734
17,413
18,746.02
952
2
161
10
779
Jefferson
Park
Colorado
14,164
745
13,419
18,427.75
583
3
109
11
460
Como
Park
Colorado
17,318
732
16,586
18,406.33
752
2
133
9
608
Grant
Park
Colorado
13,065
712
12,353
16,455.93
1,524
9
108
16
1,391
Garo
Park
Colorado
18,945
542
18,403
14,440.05
335
1
64
7
263
Lake George
Park
Colorado
11,608
562
11,046
11,578.36
641
4
69
6
562
Guffey
Park
Colorado
23,123
516
22,607
11,493.61
308
20
82
3
203
Singleton
Park
Colorado
11,741
468
11,273
10,828.36
1,446
7
76
15
1,348
Tarryall
Park
Colorado
11,342
494
10,848
10,213.69
117
1
51
0
65
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