Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics And Wave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingBase Of Sierra Nevada Foothills
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1848
Identification
Deposit ID10038070
MRDS IDM045343
Alternate namesNimshaw Possibly Misprint In Text
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.84237, -121.62134
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. 1182.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 88.