Colorado · Elbert County
Occurrence

Ronk Creek Placer Occurrence

Elbert County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS OR POD
Ore controlAlluvial Valley Fill
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Piney Creek Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10017929
MRDS IDDC04515
Alternate namesGold Creek, Gold Run Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.36667, -104.61723
References
DESBOROUGH, G.A., RAYMOND, W.H., AND SOULE, COURTNEY, 1970, PLACER GOLD OF UNIQUE FINENESS IN DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 700-D, P. D134-D139.PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3. P. 45-57.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62