Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlThe Richest Gold Bearing Gravel Occurs Within A Few Inches Of The Bedrock And Is Particularly Concentrated In The Vicinity Of Reefs And Undulations On The Bedrock Surface, Or Where Boulders Are Abundant
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102574
MRDS IDM004385
Alternate namesChappo Placers, Arizona Drift Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.61895, -114.29523
References
BUTLER, G.M.; 1937; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 29ELSING, M.S.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104JOHNSON, M.G.; 1972; PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355, P. 28WILSON, E.D.; 1952; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 29A.B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 30; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; A.B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 30