Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGravel-Bedrock Contact; Valley Wall Configuration
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Terrace Gravel;Alluvium
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1935
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014226
MRDS IDD010901
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Wyoming Belle Placer, MS 20784, B. & S. Placer, MS 20784, Gold Nugget Placer, MS 20784, Lightning Placer, MS 20784, Snyder Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.63918, -108.06009
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 190-194.PARKER, B.H., JR., 1968, PLACER GOLD IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, IN SHOMAKER, JOHN, ED., GUIDEBOOK OF SAN JUAN-SAN MIGUEL-LA PLATA REGION, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 19TH FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 177-179.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 20784ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1882, V. 34, P. 190.