Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryIridium, Osmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPROBABLY POCKETS OR LENSES IN STREAM-SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038066
MRDS IDM045338
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.34624, -122.85971
References
LOGAN, C.A. 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 48, 49, 109.SPENCER, C.H. JR., 1971, STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF PLATINUM METALS WITH HEAVY-MINERAL STREAM SEDIMENTS OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, P. 29.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 137-138.