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 · Alluvium
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Identification
Deposit ID10087935
MRDS IDD010949
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Willow Placer, MS 1970, Willow Creek Place
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.9575, -107.94398
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, 1961, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRAY HEAD QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-176.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1970