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Montana Placer

Past Producer in San Miguel 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087932
MRDS ID D010941
Record type Site
Current site name Montana Placer
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: Montana Placer, MS 4574, Idaho Placer, MS 4574, Dump Placer, MS 4574, Old Channel Placer, MS 4574

Comments on the site names

  • IN 1954 MOST OF THE MINING CLAIMS WERE CONSOLIDATED AND MANY RECEIVED NEW NAMES. REDMON (1961) LISTS THESE NEW NAMES AND LOCATIONS.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.13232, 38.04056 (WGS84)
Elevation 2201
Relative position 19.3 MILES N 67 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gurley Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 044N;044N 012W;011W 14,23,24,25;30 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS LIE ALONG SAN MIGUEL RIVER BETWEEN SPECIE CREEK AND SALTADO CREEK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR PROBABLE PLACER CUT ON SW SIDE OF RIVER IN NW NE SEC. 25 (FROM AIRPHOTO EXAMINATION). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
  • LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE NORTH CRIBBENVILLE SHAFT. THE NORTH CRIBBENVILLE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE CRIBBENVILLE GROUP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.13232, 38.04056
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Placerville Anticline, Black King Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gravel-Filled Bedrock Channels And Contacts Between Bedrock And Gravel

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE PETACA SCHIST MEMBER OF THE ORTEGA QUARTZITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lower San Miguel District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • BINGLER (1968) ALSO GIVES ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FOR BISMUTITE, COLUMBITE AND MONAZITE.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF INCLINES, STOPES, AND NUMEROUS SURFACE OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES, AND PITS.
  • HILLSIDE CUT

Comments on development

  • THE EARLY SPANISH SETTLERS WERE THE FIRST MINERS IN THE AREA. THE MODERN EPOCH OF MINING DATES FROM ABOUT 1870.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 172-184.

  • Deposit

    BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 4574

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1700'S
Deposit PLACER DEPOSIT LIES IN PROBABLE TERRACE GRAVEL REMNANT ABOUT 200 FT ABOVE PRESENT RIVER LEVEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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