Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryOsmium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10109530
MRDS IDM045304
Alternate namesSouth Fork Gold and Platinum Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.8904, -123.59419
References
LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 86-87.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 143-144.