Colorado · Adams County
Past Producer

Adams North Pit

Adams County, Colorado, United States
Sand and GravelConstructionGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sand and Gravel
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Louviers Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10013248
MRDS IDD009440
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.83582, -104.94474
References
LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COMMERCE CITY QUADRANGLE, ADAMS AND DEVER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-1067PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126.FRED KRICHBAUM, PERS. COMM., 1975