La Cholla Placers

The La Cholla Placers is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,401 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: La Cholla Placers  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.61889, -114.29444

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La Cholla Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: La Cholla Placers
Secondary: Chappo Placers
Secondary: Arizona Drift Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: La Cholla District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): ACCURATE PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR LA CHOLLA PLACERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

Comment (Workings): THE PLACERS ARE DEVELOPED BY OPEN PITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND DRIFTS

Comment (Geology): GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS IN THE MOUNTIANS ADJOINING THE PLACER DEPOSITS ARE SOURCE OF THE GOLD


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, G.M.; 1937; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 29

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.S.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G.; 1972; PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355, P. 28

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1952; ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 29

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 142, P. 30; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; A.B.M. BULLETIN 160, P. 30


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