The Dripping Spring Placers is a gold mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.13556, -110.85083
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Dripping Spring Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dripping Spring Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Dripping Springs 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: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE
Comment (Geology): ABOUT 10 % OF THE GOLD IS FINR THAN 100 MESH, BUT THE REMAINDER OCCURS AS FAIRLY WELLROUNDED NUGGETS, UP TO 1/2 OUNCE IN WEIGHT
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 160 , P. 62
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