Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGravel-Filled Bedrock Channels And Contacts Between Bedrock And Gravel
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Terrace Gravel
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Placerville Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087934
MRDS IDD010946
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Wells and Egan Placer, Ms 961
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.02167, -108.07898
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 172-184.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL.WILFLEY, C.R., 1919, UNPUB. ENG. REPT. (LETTER): 5 P.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 961