Colorado River placers, Paradise Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Colorado River placers | Group of Placers |
| Paradise Valley | Valley |
| Silver Mining District | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 7' 9'' North , 114° 35' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 23.0km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 37.3km |
| Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 42.4km |
| Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 43.3km |
| Yuma | 94,139 (2017) | 43.9km |
A former surface Au placer mine/deposit area located in sec. 25 & the SW¼NW¼SW¼ sec. 36, T3S, R23W and secs. 1 & 2, T4S, R23W, on land of unknown status. These placers are in Paradise Valley, along the eastern bank of the Colorado River.
Mineralization is gold placers in bench gravels, arroyo bottoms, and ancient bars and channels of drainage from the Trigo Mountains and along the ancestral Colorado River, in the Paradise Valley area South of Lighthouse Rock.
Workings include dry washing operations. These placers were worked intermittently in the late 1880's, during the 1930's, and from 1950 through 1966. Estimated and reported production would be some 800-1000 oz. of gold with 80-100 oz. of silver.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137632 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Trigo MountainsMountain Range
- La Paz County
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