Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium;Alluvial Deposits Derived Largely From Areas East And South Of North Fork Of Gunnison River
StructurePiceance Basin, Gunnison Uplift, Gunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10097848
MRDS IDD009339
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.81388, -107.68759
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 205-206HAIL, W.J., JR., 1972, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOTCHKISS AREA, DELTA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-698