Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Occurrence

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Location: Washington County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.24916, -103.30858
dep_id: 10087568
mrds_id: D007895
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
conc_proc: Gravity Concentration And Stream Action
ore_ctrl: At Base Of Cemented Gravel Overlying Sandstone
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: White River Group (Chadron Formation);Ogallala Formation
hrock_type: Gravel,Sandstone
Structure: Denver Basin, Cheyenne Basin
tectonic: Central Platform
References:
  • Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., 1978, MAP SHOWING GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN THE STERLING 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-1092.
  • Deposit:: LAKES, ARTHUR, 1896, PLACER GOLD FOUND IN A PRIMEVAL LAKE BED: COLLIERY ENGINEER, V. 16, P. 208-209.
  • Deposit:: MCGOVERN, H.E., 1964, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1777.
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