Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody formIrregular
Ore controlMechanical accumulation within stream-channel lag gravels, bars, and point-bar deposits.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1849
Identification
Deposit ID10310595
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.70699, -121.75349
References
Clark, W. B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Divisions of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 32.Lindgren, W., 1911, Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 73, p. 84-85.O?Brien, J.C., 1949, Mines and mineral resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, v. 45, no. 3, p. 417-454.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.