Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Post-Piney Creek Alluvium;Louviers Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1858
Identification
Deposit ID10012342
MRDS IDD007918
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.70832, -104.99807
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO, A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION: USGS P-138, P. 27.SHROBA, R.R., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SURFICIAL AND BEDROCK UNITS OF THE ENGLEWOOD QUADRANGLE, DENVER, ARAPAHOE, AND ADAMS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1524.LINDVALL, R.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FORT LOGAN QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON, DENVER, AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1427.