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)
Primary Mineral: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.13556, -110.85083
Dripping Spring Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dripping Spring PlacersCommodity
Primary: GoldLocation
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Dripping Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: FederalHoldings
Workings
Ownership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: LINEARStructure
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE |
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: 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 Category: Deposit
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Reference: WILSON, E. D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 160 , P. 62
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