Mine detail: Unnamed Placer

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Location: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.35444, -107.10869
dep_id: 10014423
mrds_id: D011179
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
conc_proc: Gravity Concentration And Streamflow Processes
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Alluvium
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Gunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Tolvar Peak Stock
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
References:
  • Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.
  • Deposit:: NELSON, C.J., AND RIESMEYER, W.D., 1983, GEOLOGY OF THE ANACONDA-GUNNISON MINE AREA, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, IN HANDFIELD, R.C., ED., GUNNISON GOLD BELT AND POWDERHORN CARBONATITE FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: DREGS, P. 8-18.
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