New Mexico · Santa Fe County
Past Producer

New Placers

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlUnconsolidated Eluvial And Alluvial Deposits In Detritus Fans And Arroyos
Geology
Host rockUnconsolidated Deposit · Santa Fe Group
StructureDetrital Fans
Tectonic settingSan Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1839
Last production1935
Discovery year1839
Identification
Deposit ID10014731
MRDS IDD011632
Alternate namesPlacers: Golden Placers, San Lazurus Placers, Nero Placers, Cement Beds Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.2645, -106.22558
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GORDON, AND C.H. GRATON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 170-175ATKINSON, W.W., JR., 1961, NMBMMR BULL 77, P. 36-37ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 42NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA