Mine detail: West Mancos River Placers

Previously called 'Golconda Placer, MS 8203Kebler Placer, MS 8203Senator Placer, MS 8563Cabezon Placer, MS 8563Spartacus Placer, MS 8563Red Cloud Placer, MS 8564Bed Rockplacer, MS 8564Vulcan Placer, MS 8564Golconda, Kebler, Senator, Cabezon, Spartacus, Red Cloud, Bed Rock,And Vulcan PlacersPatented Claims'

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Location: Montezuma County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.4564, -108.14704
dep_id: 10014196
mrds_id: D010863
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Alluvium
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
discr: Jackson Mining And Exploring Co. (Claimant)
References:
  • 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 SURVEYS MS 8203, 8563, 8564
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