Colorado · Adams County
Producer

Thornton Pit

Adams County, Colorado, United States
Sand and GravelConstructionGold
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sand and Gravel
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Louviers Alluvium;Piney Creek Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Identification
Deposit ID10087759
MRDS IDD009443
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.87082, -104.92196
References
LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COMMERCE CITY QUADRANGLE, ADAMS AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-1067.JAMES B. COOLEY, PERS. COMM., 8/82