Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGravel-Filled Bedrock Channels And Contacts Between Bedrock And Gravel
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Terrace Gravel
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Placerville Anticline, Hyatt Draw Graben
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014253
MRDS IDD010947
Alternate namesPatented Claims: A Placer, MS 1026, E. Placer, MS 1066
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.99472, -108.00593
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 172-184.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1026, 1066