Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Foothills Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1848
Identification
Deposit ID10038013
MRDS IDM045262
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.68905, -120.98354
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1186-1187.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 86.