Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence

Occurrence in Douglas county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012329
MRDS ID D007894
Record type Site
Current site name Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.80751, 39.51694 (WGS84)
Elevation 1806
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2.3 MILES DUE WEST OF PARKER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parker(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle South Platte-Cherry Creek(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 006S 066W 20 NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH BANK OF NEWLIN GULCH. LAT-LONG IS C S/2 NW/4 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Denver Basin

Analytical data

Result TRACE TO 0.8 CENTS/YD
Result GOLD SIZE APPROX. 50 COLOR S/MG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Slocum Alluvium
    Rock description Slocum Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) Older gravels and alluviums

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Denver Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Denver Basin

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 10.67M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Castle Rock Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Humphreys Gold Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • PROFITABLE OPERATIONS PROHIBITED BY EXTREME FINENESS OF AU, SPOTTY OCCURRENCE, CLAY CONTENT IN GRAVEL, LACK OF WATER

Comments on development

  • THREE TEST HOLES DRILLED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MABERRY, J.O., AND LINDVALL, R.M., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARKER QUADRANGLE, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-770-A.

  • Deposit

    PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU CONCENTRATIONS SMALL, LOCAL, AND CONFINED TO BENCH GRAVELS. PROBABLE SOURCE OF AU IS CASTLE ROCK CONGLOMERATE (LOWER OLIGOCENE)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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