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 Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Placerville Anticline, Specie Creek Graben
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014381
MRDS IDD011127
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.0275, -108.11315
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, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E.