Mine detail: East Mancos River Placers

Previously called 'Rocky, Gold Run, Hidden Treasure, Fall Creek, East Gulch,And Belle of East Mancos PlacersMarshall PlacerPatented Claims: Rocky Placer, MS 16059Gold Run Placer, MS 16059Hidden Treasure Placer, MS 16059Fall Creek Placer, MS 16059East Gulch Placer, MS 16059Belle of East Mancos Placer, MS 16059'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.38501, -108.13871

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Alluvium
Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Structure:	San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D010818
DEP	10014163
Reference	{Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 76.}{Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69 NO. 4, P. 194-197.}{Deposit:: CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1899, DESCRIPTION OF THE LA PLATA QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 60.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 16059}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1934, HIGHER PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER ENCOURAGE MUCH NEW MINING IN THE UNITED STATES: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 135, NO. 3, P. 130-131.}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.