| Deposit ID | 60000401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01791 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Colorado River Placers |
| Related records | 10130123 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.46352, 37.81169 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | NORTH WASH, HITE, CAPE HORN, MONTE CRISTO, TICABOO, GOOD HOPE, SUNDOG BARS; BARS ARE ON COLORADO RIVER FROM MOUTH OF NORTH WASH TO BULLFROG CREEK, ACCURATE ALONG PLACERED PART OF COLORADO RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hite South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hite Crossing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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 | Garfield |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -110.46352, 37.81169 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| Discoverer | Cass Hite |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
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. 220-221.
DOELLING, H.H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 107, P. 122-123.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 4-5.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.