Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sand and Gravel
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Louviers Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Last production1964
Identification
Deposit ID10087758
MRDS IDD009441
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.80916, -105.02974
References
LENHART, W.B., 1953, DREDGING FOR GRAVEL AND GOLD-COOLEY GRAVEL CO.: ROCK PRODUCTS, V. 56, P. 94-98.LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ARVADA QUADRANGLE, ADAMS, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1453PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126JAMES B. COOLEY, PERS. COMM. 8/82