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

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Site Name

Primary: Chama Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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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

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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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