| Deposit ID | 10027192 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002426 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Laguna Dam Area |
| Related records | 10161685 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.48829, 32.81508 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 |
| Relative position | AT EASTERN END OF LAGUNA DAM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yuma(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laguna Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007S | 022W | 23,14 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -114.48829, 32.81508 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Laguna District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002426 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270256 |
BUTLER, G.M.; 1937; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 20
BUTLER, G.M.; 1952; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 22
JOHNSON, M.G.; 1972; PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355, P. 69
WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 217.
CIMRI
A.B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1907, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF LAGUNA DAM, PLACER NUGGETS AND A SMALL GOLD-QUARTZ VEIN WERE FOUND AT THE RIVER MARGIN OF THESE MOUNTAINS. CONSIDERABLE PLACER PROSPECTING HAS BEEN DONE IN SEVERAL OF THE GULCHES OF THIS AREA AND CERTAIN POT HOLES, UP TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER, WERE FOUND TO CARRY RATHER COARSE GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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