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Boston, Enterprise, and Peoria Placers

Past Producer in Montrose county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014243
MRDS ID D010928
Record type Site
Current site name Boston, Enterprise, and Peoria Placers
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: Boston Placer, MS 4612, Enterprise Placer, MS 4612, Peoria Placer, MS 4612

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.2451, 38.16194 (WGS84)
Elevation 1945
Relative position 27.3 MILES N 57 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sanborn Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose
United States Colorado San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 045N;045N 013W;012W 11,12,13;07,18,19 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS LIE ALONG SAN MIGUEL RIVER AND STRADDLE SAN MIGUEL-MONTROSE COUNTY LINE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR PROBABLE PLACER EXCAVATION ON NE SIDE OF RIVER JUST BELOW CLAY CREEK AND LOCATED IN SE SEC. 12, T45N, R13W (FROM AIRPHOTO EXAMINATION). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Terrace Gravel;Alluvium
    Rock description Terrace Gravel;Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.2451, 38.16194
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, Uncompahrgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nucla Syncline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gravel-Filled Bedrock Channels And Contacts Between Bedrock And Gravel

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lower San Miguel District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, POSSIBLE HYDRAULIC WORKING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 172-184.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 4612

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER DEVELOPED IN ALLUVIUM ALONG RIVER, POSSIBLY ON LOW BENCH OR TERRACE REMNANT DEVELOPED JUST BELOW CONFLUENCE OF CLAY CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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