| Deposit ID | 10038177 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045475 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.45572, 37.81388 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 60 MI WEST OF MONTICELLO, ON THE COLORADO RIVER, Estimated Near Hite |
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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 034S | 013E | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | PT=$4.50/TON (0.15 OZ/TON, 1.7 PPM), AU=$131.46/TON (6.36 OZ/TON, 220 PPM) AT UNKNOWN CONCENTRATION |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.45572, 37.81388 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| Discoverer | Cas Hite |
| District name | Colorado River Placers |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045475 |
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. 221.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 4.
GREGORY, H.E., AND MOORE, R.C., 1931, THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 164, P. 147.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISTRICT ALSO CONTAINS GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS |
| Deposit | AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OCCUR ON BENCHES AT 55, 75, 110, AND 250 FT ABOVE RIVER LEVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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