| Deposit ID | 60001022 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP90003 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | La Paz District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.38659, 33.60536 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dome Rock Mountains SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imperial Reservoir(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 | Yuma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -114.38659, 33.60536 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| Discoverer | Captain Pauline Weaver |
| District name | LA PAZ DISTRICT |
|---|
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972A, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, 103 P.
JONES, E.L., JR., 1915, GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR QUARTZITE, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 620, P. 45-57
KOSCHMANN, A. H., AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER610, 283 P.
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