Gila River placers (Dorothy B claims; Gold Spot claim; Red Bird claim; Bonny claim; Gold Nugget claim; Banner claim; Neel placers), Gila River, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 55' 48'' North , 109° 26' 32'' West
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Type:
Group of Placers
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Mindat Locality ID:
48361
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48361:3
GUID (UUID V4):
4ebc206c-eeab-42c6-be3c-d947efebd726
An Au-Fe prospect/occurrence located in T5S, R29E, and in T6S, R28E, along the Gila River between Eagle Creek and Bonita Creek, chiefly upstream from the mouth of Bonita Creek (at the Graham-Greenlee County line), in eastern Graham Co. on private land. Claims extend into sections 17-19, 21, 23 & 28 of the Guthrie and Safford Quadrangles.
Here the curved course of the Gila River is deeply entrenched between terraced bluffs of Gila Conglomerate. Within the area of certain curves, these terraces are mantled with ancient river gravels which carry placer gold. Gravels generally contain a large proportion of boulders ranging from several inches to 3 feet (1 meter) diameter. Ferruginous chert pebbles are fairly common and black sand is very abundant.
Assay data: 15-50 cents/cubic yard; the Neel placer averaged 60 cents/Cu. Yd. (1933-1938).
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| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold; flaky to wiry in form, ranging in size from flour up to wiry particles ¼ inch (1 cm) long. |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10108995 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Gila MountainsMountain Range
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