Mine detail: La Plata River Placers

Previously called 'Florence Placer, MS 8825Florence, Golden Rule, Durango, La Plata, and Deadwood PlacersPatented Claims: Durango Placer, MS 8767La Plata Placer, MS 8767Golden Rule Placer, MS 8824Deadwood Placer, MS 16493'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.38168, -108.07676

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold
Discovery year:	1873

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Alluvium
Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Structure:	San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D010833
DEP	10097877
Reference	{Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 76.}{Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 194-197.}{Deposit:: CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1899, DESCRIPTION OF THE LA PLATA QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 60.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 8767, 8824, 8825, 16493}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.