Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGravel · Unconsolidated Gravel Deposits
StructureSawatch Range, Sawatch Range Anticline, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationDeep Weathering, Some Glaciation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Last production1959
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10018282
MRDS IDDC05149
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.03443, -106.33811
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 69, NO. 4, P. 77-80TWETO, OGDEN, MOENCH, R.H., REED, J.C., JR., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999, 1:250,000CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64