Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
StructureSilverton Caldera, Eureka Graben, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Volcanic Depression.
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10018664
MRDS IDDC05834
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.89083, -107.64861
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 203-205.BURBANK, W.S., AND LUEDKE, R.G., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-291.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.USGS CRIB (predecessor to MRDS)