Gold King Mill Placer

The Gold King Mill Placer is a gold mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,476 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

Name: Gold King Mill Placer  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 10,476 Feet (3,193 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.89083, -107.64861

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Gold King Mill Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold King Mill Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Eureka District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Volcanic Depression.

Type: L
Description: Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): NOT WORKED DUE TO ENG. AND OWNERSHIP PROBLEMS

Comment (Development): FREE AU CONCENTRATED IN TAILINGS OF INEFFICIENT GOLD KING MILL BUT PILE COULD NOT BE PROFITABLY WORKED DUE TO ENGINEERING AND OWNERSHIP PROBLEMS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ARTIFICIAL PLACER FORMED BY CONC. OF FREE GOLD TAILINGS FROM THE INEFFICENT GOLD KING MILL

Comment (Deposit): COLO. DIVISION OF MINES NOTED ATTEMPT TO PLACER THE MATERIAL IN 1932 OPERATOR REPT. ON GOLD KING MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ON CEMENT CR. AT GLADSTONE ON GOLD KING MILL DUMP NEAR PORTAL OF AMERICAN TUNNEL AND EXTENDING 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)


References

Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., AND LUEDKE, R.G., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-291.

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 203-205.


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