Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryPalladium, Rhodium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingNear Base Of Sierra Nevada Foothills
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038017
MRDS IDM045269
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.91933, -121.00853
References
LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BILLETIN 85, P. 29-30.LOGAN, C.A., 1927, PLACER COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 23RD REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3, P. 284.