Mine detail: Ouray

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.02722, -107.67342

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Platinum, Osmium, Palladium, Iridium
Ore: Gold
Orebody form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Small
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Gravel
Tectonic:Rocky Mountains

References

MRDSM045417
DEP10038131
Reference{Deposit:: DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.}{Deposit:: VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 161.}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.