Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPalladium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEACH SANDS
Ore controlWave Action
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCalifornia Coast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038027
MRDS IDM045283
Alternate namesLower Gold Bluffs
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.38927, -124.07059
References
IRELAN, WILLIAM, 1888, HUMBOLDT COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 8TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 216-217.SNETSINGER, K.G., 1972, OSARSITE, A NEW OSMIUM-RUTHENIUM SULFARSENIDE FROM CALIFORNIA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 57, NO. 7-8, P. 1029-1036.PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FIELD COMMITTEE, 1960, NATURAL RESOURCES OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA, APPENDIX, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL INDUSTRIES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FIG. 3.