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

Lat / long:

37.4564, -108.14704

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold

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	D010863
DEP	10014196
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 SURVEYS MS 8203, 8563, 8564}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.