Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryPalladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Osmium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038022
MRDS IDM045277
Alternate namesHoopa Indian Reservation
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.18566, -123.7092
References
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