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Wheeler Bars

Past Producer in San Miguel 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014253
MRDS ID D010947
Record type Site
Current site name Wheeler Bars
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: A Placer, MS 1026, E. Placer, MS 1066

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.00593, 37.99472 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 11.2 MILES N 69 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Cone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(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 San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 043N;043N 010W;011W 07,08;12 S2 (07); SW (08); S2 (12) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG NORTH SIDE OF SAN MIGUEL RIVER BETWEEN SAWPIT AND POINT ABOUT 1.5 MILES ABOVE PLACERVILLE. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR SMALL TERRACE GRAVEL REMNANT. 0.2 MILE BELOW SAWPIT ON "A" PLACER CLAIM (SE 07, T43N, R10W. ; 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
    Rock description Terrace Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.00593, 37.99472
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Placerville Anticline, Hyatt Draw Graben

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
Year of first production 1882

Mining district

District name Lower San Miguel District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PRINCIPAL WORKING WAS 96-FT-LONG DRIFT TUNNEL, 8 FT HIGH, 5 FT WIDE

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

    BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1026, 1066

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL REMNANTS OF QUATERNARY TERRACE GRAVEL LIE ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER; CLAIMS APPARENTLY COVER THOSE ON NORTH SIDE. LOWER EDGES OF REMNANTS LIE ABOUT 100 TO 120 FT ABOVE STREAM LEVEL.

Reporter information

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

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