Chama Placers

The Chama Placers is a gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico.

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

Name: Chama Placers

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.25, -106.50000

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Satelite image of the Chama Placers

Chama Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chama Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1848
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., AND NORTH, R.M., 1984, OCCURRENCES OF PRECIOUS METALS AND URANIUM ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIFT IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, IN SCOTT, B.W., ED., RIO GRANDE RIFT; NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 35 P.

Reference (Deposit): ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D.,1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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