California · Placer County
Producer

Blue Canyon

Placer County, California, United States
GoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038015
MRDS IDM045266
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.25739, -120.71214
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. 45-46.