Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formRIVER BARS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingNear Boundary Between Colorado Plateau And Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10038176
MRDS IDM045474
Alternate namesVernal
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.42052, -109.2421
References
O'NEILL, J.J., AND GUNNING, H.C., 1934, OCCURRENCES OF PLATINUM METALS IN FOREIGH COUNTRIES, UNITED STATES, IN PLATINUM AND ALLIED METAL DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT 13, P. 132-133.JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 15-16.