Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryRhodium, Palladium, Iridium, Osmium
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
Production years1914-1927
Identification
Deposit ID10109520
MRDS IDM045267
Alternate namesPacific Gold Dredging
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.92045, -121.00547
References
LOGAN, C.A., 1927, PLACER COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 23RD REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3, P. 284.LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 29-30, 109.WARING, C.A., 1919, PLACER COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PT. 3, P. 386.