Colorado · Douglas County
Occurrence

Happy Canyon Creek Gold Occurrence

Douglas County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Piney Creek Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087566
MRDS IDD007891
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.51333, -104.86835
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND OTHERS, 1970, PLACER GOLD OF UNIQUE FINENESS IN DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 700-D, P. D134-D139.MABERRY, J.O., AND LINDVALL, R.M., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARKER QUADRANGLE, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-770-A.