Colorado · Huerfano County
Past Producer

Wayatoya Creek Placer

Huerfano County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model56: Placer Au
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Alluvium
StructureCulebra Massif, La Veta Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013990
MRDS IDD010576
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.41197, -104.96361
References
JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 207.