Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryChromium, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038075
MRDS IDM045349
Alternate namesUpper San Miguel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.93167, -107.78953
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 UNITED STATES, CLAENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1194-1195.VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 421-424.