Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCoarse Gravel And Boulders Near Bedrock Contact
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Verdos Alluvium;Louviers Alluvium
StructureFront Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Golden Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Last production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10013743
MRDS IDD010203
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.75332, -105.24308
References
PARKER, B.H., JR, 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126.VANHORN, RICHARD, 1972, SURFICIAL AND BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDEN QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-761-A