The Gorge Creek West, Placer is a gold mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.91194, -109.33361
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Gorge Creek West, Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gorge Creek West, Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Green River Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD VALUES RANGE FROM A FEW CENTS TO A MAXIMUM OF $1.60 PER CUBIC YARD, AVG. 10-40?.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 17, NW 16. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Production): LESS THAN 100 OUNCES.
Comment (Workings): DREDGINGS.
References
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UT. GEOL AND MINER. SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO., UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 66.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP W.R. HANSEN, P.P. 490, P. 183-18
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: W.R. HANSEN, P. 183
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PP 490
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