Commercial Land for Sale in Fairplay, Colorado
Park County, Fairplay, CO 80440
This is a very rare opportunity to purchase a patented 20.12 acre placer gold mine, with equipment, in one of the most prolific placer gold areas in Colorado. The property is the glacial terminal moraine itself, including the breach cut by the
Middle Fork of the South Platte River, on the downstream side. Course gold nuggets regularly discovered & the rock & gravels are of great economic value. There is 2000+/- feet of river frontage & frontage on Rt. 9. The property is permitted for construction aggregate with by-product gold under Permit #-2003-074. Note: The parcel being sold is 20.12 acres and is in process of being split from the current 40.2 acre parcel. A new survey & new legal description in process with Park
County. Buyer will need to purchase Reclamation Bond through the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety.
Water is readily available & like the reclamation bond, buyer is responsible to verify/secure permits and or lease for same.
See prospectus for more details
- Listed by Pandora John Properties, (303) 618-4900, Madison & Company Properties
Location
- County
- Park County
- Elevation
- 10,129 feet
Directions
From FairPlay head west less than a mile on Hwy 9. Mine is on the south side. See signage.
Property details
- Acreage
- 20.1 acres
- Zoning
- Mining
- MLS #
- REcolorado 2860388
- Posted
Property taxes
- 2025
- $1,950
Parcels
- 29844
Legal description
T09 R77 S29 SE4 PART OF S2SE4 LYING SWLY O F HWY 9 AND NELY OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND PART OF NE4NE4SE4SW4 LYING SWLY OF HWY 9 29-9-77 LESS PORTION KNOWN AS TRACT B PER PLAT R658879;PART OF NE4 LYING NORTH OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER 32-9-77 PART OF W2NW4 LYING NLY OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND SLY OF HWY 9 33-9-77
Details and features
Listing
- Type
- Commercial Sale
- Subtype
- Commercial Land
- Address
- Hwy 9 Placer Gold Mine/Aggregate
- Current Use
- Mining
- Adjacent Use
- Mining, Quarrying
- Terms
- Cash, Conventional
Lot
- Road Frontage
- Public
- Road Surface
- Paved
- Road Responsibility
- Public Maintained Road
- Rights
- Water Rights
Structure
- Sewer
- Holding Tank
Listing history
| Date | Event | Price | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | New listing | $1,250,000 | — | REcolorado |
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