Commodities
PrimaryGold, Sand and Gravel, Construction
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPROBABLY POCKETS AND BARS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Gravel, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Associated rockGneiss
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsGOLD: 1870-1880, 1905-1952; GRAVEL AND GOLD: 1960'S
First production1870
Last production1962
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10027072
MRDS IDM001911
Alternate namesSanto Domingo
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.89478, -112.64992
References
WILSON, E.D., 1961, GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 168, P. 59-60.JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, P. 21-23.QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 245.GALBRAITH, F.W., AND BRENNAN, D.J., 1970, MINERALS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 181, P. 5.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.CIMRIORRIS AND BLISS, 1985