Arizona · Pima County
Producer

Horseshoe Placers

Pima County, Arizona, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formERRATIC
Ore controlPlacer Gold And Silver Resting On Caliche-Cemented Gravel.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
Geology
Host rockGravel,Alluvium
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1774
Identification
Deposit ID10026742
MRDS IDM000027
Alternate namesQuijotoa, Golconda
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.09233, -112.1135
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, 103 P.KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 140.WILSON, E.D., 1952, ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160, P. 79-78.ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.CIMRIABM BULLETIN 160, P. 78; ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 140; JOHNSON, 1972.ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.