The Castle Dome Gold Placers is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.03, -114.08889
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Castle Dome Gold Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Castle Dome Gold Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Castle Dome District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): WORKED SPORADICALLY BY MEXICAN DRY WASHERS PRIOR TO 1900 AND BY OTHERS LATER.
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE ON KOFA GAME RANGE.
Comment (Deposit): SPOTTY PLACER GOLD OCCURS IN GRAVELS AT OR NEAR BEDROCK IN GULCHES DRAINING FROM NUMEROUS SMALL GOLD-BEARING VEINS IN BIG EYE MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 192.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 23; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; KEITH (1978, P. 121).
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, G.M.; 1952; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND GOLD PLACERING: ARIZONA B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 23
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, G.M.; 1937; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND GOLD PLACERING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 22
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
