| Deposit ID | 10400402 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Snake River placers |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.71279, 41.02414 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | Southwest and west of Baggs. A belt of gravels 40 mi by 30 mi extends along the Snake River in Colorado and Wyoming., 3000, 3000, 3000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baggs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baggs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Snake(hydrologic unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 012N | 091W | 5, 6, 7 | Wyoming | |
| 6th Principal | 012N | 092W | 12, 13, 24, 25 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 56 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au |
| Approximate (1) | -107.71279, 41.02414 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
Osterwald and others, 1966, WGS Bull. 50, 287 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "Southwest and west of Baggs. A belt of gravels 40 mi by 30 mi extends along the Snake River, in Colorado and Wyoming. The gravels vary from 2 ft to 20 ft thick, but average 9 ft and contain some placer gold". (Bull 50, 1966, p. 83) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-25 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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