Lost Canyon Placer Deposits, Lost Canyon - Cache Creek Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lost Canyon Placer Deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Lost Canyon - Cache Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Chaffee County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 2' 4'' North , 106° 20' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | 171 (2011) | 6.6km |
| Leadville | 2,644 (2017) | 24.4km |
| Leadville North | 1,794 (2011) | 25.0km |
| Buena Vista | 2,760 (2017) | 27.8km |
| Johnson Village | 246 (2011) | 31.9km |
REF:Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 69, NO. 4, P. 77-80
Deposit:: TWETO, OGDEN, MOENCH, R.H., REED, J.C., JR., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Troublesome Formation
Structure: Nw-Trending Faults, Sawatch Range, Sawatch Range Anticline
Host Rock: Alluvium
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
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 Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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