Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Foothills Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1851
Identification
Deposit ID10038014
MRDS IDM045264
Alternate namesRelief
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.36128, -120.86186
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. 101.LOGAN, C.A., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, P. 433-434.LOGAN, 1941