Prospecting bench gold placers finding gold in colorado. On 26 april 1860, abe lee made a rich discovery of placer gold on california gulch six miles east of the arkansas river, and oro city was founded at the new diggings. Published by the state of colorado 1992 this book has history and maps to all of the areas that produced placers along with some old photos of some of the workings. Publication covers placers and where they derived from in park county colorado, a rich placer area once mined by river dredges. Gold mining in colorado, a state of the united states, has been an industry since 1858, and played a key role in the establishment of the state of colorado. A collection of 5 large maps covering the entire state of colorado. The geology of the gold placers of colorado unknown binding january 1, 1961 by ben h parker author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Overall, american gold production increased during the period from about 2. The book also includes a map showing the major placers, production and relates back to the book for more detailed info on each district placer production, directions, size of gold ect.
Gold panning placering colorado mining geology book ebay. Gold au c 20012005 mineral data publishing, version 1 crystal data. Customs services and international tracking provided. Colorado geological survey dept of natural resources 1992. Gold in placer deposits usgs publications repository. This book is much better then the original gold placers of colorado, books 1 and 2, colorado school of mines, by dr. The history of the leadville district began in april 1860, with one of the richest discoveries of colorado placer gold at california gulch, the site of oro city. Gold placers of colorado mining geology book mining books. A guide to the states best sites for gold romaine, garret on. Whichever gold recovery method is used, its worth remembering that a lot of virgin paydirt is out there waiting on hillsides across gold country in colorado. The proctors nickname for this superb gold thumbnail from venezuelas zapata claims was the little bird and you can easily see why there were captivated by the artistic form and aesthetics of this very fine piece.
Colorado gold precious metals broker bullion coins and. A complete bibliography, given at the end of the paper, includes separate sections for all literature references and all geologic map references. As octahedra, dodecahedra, and cubes, typically crude or rounded, to about 5 cm. A catalog of location, geology, usgs maps and gps coordinates documenting 495 gold placer deposits in 37 counties of colorado. There are still many virgin areas in the county that have never been touched. Placer gold deposits of arizona book includes map rob. Along the glen canyon part of the colorado river from the. Gold placers and their geologic environment in northwestern park county, colorado was originally published in 1950 as usgs bulletin 955d.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Parker 1974 gleaned the following information from an 1895 book on the history of colorado written by frank hall. He was born in oklahoma and most of his education in golden, colorado where he eventually attended the colorado school of mines. Gold was discovered in 1858 in the south platte river. Gold placers and placering fourth edition which w3s written in 1933 and republished in 19. During the 1980s, the annual percentage was around 2 % or 3%.
The geology of the gold placers of colorado, part 2 ben h. These books have set the national standard for geologic guidebooks and are an essential. The book also states that as far as boulder county is concerned. If you have the determination and a little knowledge, the arizona desert sands conceal secret gold placers, just waiting to be discovered by you. This great book on colorado gold placers breaks down gold bearing areas into counties and districts to make it much easier to locate gold areas in colorado. Colorado placers and placering book gold mining gold prospecting free ship. For 1932 to 1950, the output of placer gold in the state was more than d. Gold placers, or deposits such as gravel and sand which contain notable concentrations of gold, all result from the slow milling and concentration processes incident to natural erosion of preexisting goldbearing rocks. The process for the creation of placer gold begins when a lode deposit. Typically, lode deposits are the traditional veins of ore that are embedded in rocks and minerals. The origin of many gold placers is traceable directly to auriferous veins, lodes, or replacement deposits which, in most. Gold placers of colorado, quarterly of the colorado school of mines, book 1 volume 69, number 3 and book 2 volume 69, number 4 by dr.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Gold panning and placering in colorado how and where information series number 33. Colorado placers and placering book robs detectors. Owing patly to this fact and partly to a public interest in gold, the. The geology of the gold placers of colorado book, 1961. Alma, co gold mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. A smallscale miner has the opportunity to exploit small, rich accumulations of gold which largersized mining companies might pass by, due to reservesize and overall ore. In 1984, the bureau of mines said 2 % of this annual yield was placer gold. The geology of the gold placers of colorado, part 3.
About the area seventeen miles below topock, one of the reports of the arizona department of mineral resources gave the following information. All bars, and benches along clear creek, which is a tributary of the south platte river, had extensive placer operations which produced. Gold panning and placering in colorado how and where. Placer gold in southwestern colorado new mexico geological. The gravel and bench deposits along clear creek, just north of denver contains placer gold. Arizona gold placers and placering back in print mining. He returned to empire and told john hahn of his discovery.
Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in alma, co. The stuff you gold pan for to start off, there are two types of gold deposits. Fifty books and maps that will show you where gold has been found in the past. Gold panning and placering in colorado how and where information series number 33 parker, ben h. Gold placers park county colorado mining geology book ebay. Gold was discovered in placers at empire, georgetown, idaho springs, breckinridge, blackhawk. Gold placers gold placers within the state are neither numerous nor of great importance.
Plate 1 gold districts and placers, and plate 2 late cenozoic, middle tertiary, and laramide igneous rocks and tectonic elements. Faint smudging to the covers, and creasing to the front cover of book 1. The only ones that have contributed largely to the gold output are those of the bingham district, though others have been work1. So wrote anson smith about the gold along the colorado river in 1900. Further finds in 1859 prompted the pikes peak gold rush which eventually yielded 1. The sources of the gold of the placer deposits are clear. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to. Gold panning and placering in coloradohow and where. Gold was discovered in the area in late 1859, during the pikes peak gold rush. Year gold creek level denver dolores river downstream drift mines durango engineering and mining flume ft thick geology glacier gold placers grade gravels gravels beneath.
Rs28 gold occurrences of colorado colorado geological survey. Singewald prepared in cooperation with the state of colorado, the colorado metal mining fund the colorado mining association and the colorado geological survey board contributions to economic geology, 1947 pages 103172 united states. Gold placers park county colorado mining geology book. Both books of the set very slight cornerthumbing and shelfwear. To recover gold from lodes, miners have to blast, mill, or treat the rock with chemicals to recover the gold inside. Gold placers of colorado 1974 edition open library. Get the best deals on gold mining book when you shop the largest online selection at. If you are looking for the placer gold deposits in nevada, this guidebook and map will make your hunt a whole lot easier. Hahns peak was the site of a somewhat major gold rush beginning in the 1860s. Gold placers and their geologic environment in northwest park county, colorado.
Wright creek placers 34 colorado river placers 34 gold basin placers 35 igng tut placers 37 yavapai county. Oro city, now a ghost town, was an early colorado gold placer mining town located near. Every spare second he got while stationed at elmendorf afb in alaska he was off prospecting. However the initial discovery, where california gulch empties into the arkansas river, was not rich enough to cause excitement. The author has been a recreational prospector since 1960. Park county was one of the richest placer gold areas in colorado. If you go west 9 miles and 6 mile east of the colorado river, along west side of the dome mountains, extensive placers and several lode mines with a total production between 18621934, of about 100,000 gold ounces from dry wash placers and 4,000 ounces of lode gold from area veins. You can do it with the information contained in this book. Gold placers of colorado book 1 it says in march 1, 1874, the denver rocky mountain news stated that william mcknight. The book includes great, detailed information along with maps of some counties. Placer gold deposits represent the most attractive targets for smallscale miners and prospectors, since activities can be carried out with reasonably small costs, and encouraging prospecting results can be obtained rapidly. You can walk right to the location and be mining without the wasting your valuable time and gas driving around looking.