Mine detail: Gordon Pit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.81388, -105.00779

Resource(B)

Primary:	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Sand and Gravel
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Louviers Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Structure:	Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic:	Central Platform

References

MRDS	D009442
DEP	10013250
Reference	{Deposit:: LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ARVADA QUADRANGLE, ADAMS, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1453}{Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126}{Deposit:: COYLE, J.C., 1928, TWO MODERN DRAGLINE PLANTS: ROCK PRODUCTS, V. 31, NO. 12, P. 50-52}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.