Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPROBABLY POCKETS AND BARS
Ore controlDeposits Occur In Arroyo Bottom And In Ancient Bar And Channels
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1866
Last production1966
Identification
Deposit ID10027938
MRDS IDM004568
Alternate namesColorado River Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.05368, -114.64329
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, P. 75-76.WILSON, E.D., 1961, GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 168, P. 25.WILSON, 1961, P. 25.