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Unidentified Placer Occurrence

Occurrence in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017713
MRDS ID DC04084
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Placer Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.91642, 38.48972 (WGS84)
Relative position NE 1/4 section in Pinedale age outwash along Arkansas River

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wellsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 49N 09E 24 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976); LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 56
USGS model code 17a
Deposit model name Placer Au

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 Alluvium
    Rock description Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.91642, 38.48972
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northern Wet Mountains, Sangre De Cristo Range

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Arkansas River Placer Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOWARD QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-892; 1:62,500.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1982 Collins, Donna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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