Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIF PLACER, STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlFolding And Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockGravel · Sedimentary Rocks
Associated rockSchist
StructureCastle Creek Fault With About 5,000 Ft Displacement, Local Folds And Faults
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038073
MRDS IDM045347
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18805, -106.8184
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 180-182.