Mine detail: Cooley Gravel Co. Pits

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Location

Lat / long:

39.80916, -105.02974

Resource(B)

Primary:	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Sand and Gravel

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1951
Last production ended:	1964

Geology

Host rock:	Louviers Alluvium
Host type:	Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure:	Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Tectonic:	Central Platform

References

MRDS	D009441
DEP	10087758
Reference	{Deposit:: LENHART, W.B., 1953, DREDGING FOR GRAVEL AND GOLD-COOLEY GRAVEL CO.: ROCK PRODUCTS, V. 56, P. 94-98.}{Deposit:: LINDVALL, R.M., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ARVADA QUADRANGLE, ADAMS, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1453}{Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 63-126}{Deposit:: JAMES B. COOLEY, PERS. COMM. 8/82}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.