Colorado · Adams County
Past Producer

Gordon Pit

Adams County, Colorado, United States
Sand and GravelConstructionGold
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sand and Gravel
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Louviers Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013250
MRDS IDD009442
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.81388, -105.00779
References
LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ARVADA QUADRANGLE, ADAMS, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1453PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126COYLE, J.C., 1928, TWO MODERN DRAGLINE PLANTS: ROCK PRODUCTS, V. 31, NO. 12, P. 50-52