Mine detail: Unnamed Placers

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.81388, -107.68759

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold
Discovery year:	1874

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Alluvium;Alluvial Deposits Derived Largely From Areas East And South Of North Fork Of Gunnison River
Host type:	Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure:	Piceance Basin, Gunnison Uplift, Gunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers
Tectonic:	Colorado Platform

References

MRDS	D009339
DEP	10097848
Reference	{Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 205-206}{Deposit:: HAIL, W.J., JR., 1972, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOTCHKISS AREA, DELTA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-698}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.