Mine detail: Plomosa Placers

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 33.62923, -114.11911

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Ore: Gold
Orebody form: PROBABLY POCKETS AND BARS
Discovery year: 1860

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 186*-195*
First production started: 1865

Geology

Host type:Gravel
Associated type:Schist
Tectonic:Basin And Range

References

MRDSM045468
DEP10038172
Reference{Deposit:: BUTLER, G.M., 1937, ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (4TH ED.): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 142, P. 29-30.}{Deposit:: ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E.S., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 104.}{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, P. 80-81.}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1961, GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 168, P. 29.}{Deposit:: QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 245.}{Deposit:: ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.}{Deposit:: NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: WILSON, 1961}{Reserve-Resource:: ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Hall, R.K. (Creasey, S.C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gere, W., Orris, Greta J.