The Mouth of Dolores River is a gold mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.81083, -109.26667
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Mouth of Dolores River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mouth of Dolores River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Colorado River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1973 , PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 1357 , P. 6 - 7
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