Commodities
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlAt Base Of Cemented Gravel Overlying Sandstone
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sandstone · White River Group (Chadron Formation);Ogallala Formation
StructureDenver Basin, Cheyenne Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087568
MRDS IDD007895
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.24916, -103.30858
References
SCOTT, G.R., 1978, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN THE STERLING 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-1092.LAKES, ARTHUR, 1896, PLACER GOLD FOUND IN A PRIMEVAL LAKE BED: COLLIERY ENGINEER, V. 16, P. 208-209.MCGOVERN, H.E., 1964, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1777.