Blue Mountain District — SAN JUAN County

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Blue Mountain District — SAN JUAN County

Gold Mining Site UT • SAN JUAN County County
Description
There are many regional mines in the Blue Mountain District with gold showings. This district is a few miles west of Monticello on the southern slopes of the Abajo Mountains. Most of the work was done on Johnson and Recapture Creeks and some of there tributaries. Most of the gold in this area is fine and hard to recover.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: san_juan_ut.shtml. Area: Blue Mountain District. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. There are many regional mines in the Blue Mountain District with gold showings. This district is a few miles west of Monticello on the southern slopes of the Abajo Mountains. Most of the work was done on Johnson and Recapture Creeks and some of there tributaries. Most of the gold in this area is fine and hard to recover.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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