Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Occurrence

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Location: Douglas County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.31444, -104.72889
dep_id: 10012326
mrds_id: D007888
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold, Silver
alteration: Denver Basin
conc_proc: Gravity Concentration And Stream Action
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Piney Creek Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
hrock_type: Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure: Denver Basin
tectonic: Central Platform
References:
  • Deposit:: DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND OTHERS, 1970, PLACER GOLD OF UNIQUE FINENESS IN DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 700-D, P. D134-D139.
  • Deposit:: TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-857-F.
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