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Native Gold from
Trigo placers, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer gold, most as flat grains.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trigo placers, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258385:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘGulch Placer Mine (California Picacho; Picacho Basin placers), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCrescent Placer Mine, Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘGood Site, Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSt. Joseph Mine (Gold Prince; Golden Dream Mine; Gold Princess; Gold Queen; Oriental; Oro Blanco; Ponce De Leon; Alfonso; Gold Crown; Alcyon; Gold Hill; White Gold Basin Mine; Jita), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘColorado River placers, Paradise Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘIron Gold Bearer Mine, Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘGoshen Placer Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘIndian Pass placer, Indian Pass, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGold Eagle Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), Arizona gold placers and placering: 23.
 
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