Mine detail: Jensen

Previously called 'Gensen'

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Location: Emery County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.36968, -109.33488
dep_id: 10038178
mrds_id: M045476
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold, Platinum
orebody_fm: SAND BAR
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: Deposition In Low-Energy Part Of Stream
ore_ctrl: Stream Hydraulics
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Gravel
tectonic: Colorado Plateau
References:
  • 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. 1227.
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 15-16.
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