Description
Mexican Settlers
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlUnconsolidated Eluvial And Alluvial Deposits
Geology
Host rockUnconsolidated Deposit · Santa Fe Group
StructureDetrital Fans
Tectonic settingSan Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1828
Last production1940
Discovery year1828
Identification
Deposit ID10014732
MRDS IDD011633
Alternate namesPlacers: Cunningham Placer, Delores Placer, Arroyo Viejo Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.34728, -106.10057
References
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 170-175ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 43-49NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA