Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody formIrregular
Ore controlMechanical accumulation on irregular bedrock riffles and within river- and stream-channel lag gravels, bars, and point-bar deposits.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10310588
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.5559, -121.44109
References
Clark, W.B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 29-30.Saucedo, G.J. and Wagner, D.L., 1992, Geologic map of the Chico Quadrangle, California: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology Regional Geologic Map Series, Map No. 7A, scale 1:250,000.Turner, H.W., 1898, Bidwell Bar folio: U.S. Geological Survey Geological Atlas of the U.S., Folio 43, 6 p.