Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryTungsten, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED
Ore controlAt Or Near Bedrock.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCinnabar, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1950'S
Identification
Deposit ID10026916
MRDS IDM001045
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.59152, -111.35902
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. 104 .WILSON, E. D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160 , P. 78 - 80 .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.CIMRIFIRST 2 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FROM KEITH, 1974. THIRD CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FROM JOHNSON, 1972.1905 RESERVES FROM JOHNSON, 1972. DEPOSIT SIZE-GRADE ESTIMATE FROM ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.