Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10038074
MRDS IDM045348
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.85667, -106.13254
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, CLAENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.VANDERWILT, J.S., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 41-43.