| Deposit ID | 10088354 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01811 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Klondike Bar |
| Related records | 10251872 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.03351, 37.11111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 988 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI SOUTH OF NAVAJO POINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kane(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cathedral Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smoky Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)
National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Kane |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 042S | 008E | 33 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | AU FLAKES 0.960 FINE, CONTAIN MINOR AMOUNTS PT AND AG |
|---|
| 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 > Silt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Wash Gravel, Bars, Terrace Gravel |
| Rock description | Wash Gravel, Bars, Terrace Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -111.03351, 37.11111 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kaiparowits Area, Colorado River Placers |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01811 |
SRC.REF: BUTLER, 1920
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111, P. 639.
GREGORY, H.E., AND MOORE, R.C., 1931, THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 164, P. 147-148.
HUNT, C.B., AVERITT, PAUL, AND MILLER, R.L., 1953, GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 228, P. 221.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 13-14.
1931 GEOLMAP GREGORY AND MOORE PROF. PAPER 164 , P. 14
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE BAR, GOLD PRESENT AT SURFACE AND AT BEDROCK CONTACT |
| Deposit | OHTER PLACERS IN KAIPAROWITS REGION MAY ALSO CONTAIN PT, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE MENTIONED BY NAME AS BEING PLATINIFEROUS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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