| Deposit ID | 10027867 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chemehuevis Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Calizona |
| Related records | 10283600 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.29719, 34.58364 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AREA IS 10 MILES N OF LAKE HAVASU CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Havasu City North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Needles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014N;015N | 019W;020W | 26,27,28 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE WORKINGS : $ 3.40 PER CU. YD., 1909 |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -114.29719, 34.58364 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|---|
| Length | 8046.5M |
| Width | 1609.3M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1857 |
| Production years | 1857-1960'S |
| District name | Chemehuevis District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004254 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150427 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, P. 26-27.
WILSON, E.D., 1952, ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160, P. 32-33.
ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.
ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CALIZONA PLACER CHANNEL. SOURCE OF GOLD IS QUARTZ VEINS IN PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST THAT CONTAIN PYRITE AND GALENA. |
| Deposit | THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LOCALITIES WORKED IN THIS DISTRICT, BUT NOT ACCURATELY LOCATED. THREE WORKINGS ARE APPROXIMATELY LOCATED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 18-APR-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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