California · Butte County
Past Producer

Cherokee Mine

Butte County, California, United States
GoldPlatinumDiamond
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Diamond
Commodity typeB
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, Diamond, Platinum
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10310601
Alternate namesSpring Valley
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.64016, -121.54712
References
Brown, D.L. and Murphy, W.M, 2005, Transport of total and dissolved mercury from the Cherokee watershed, Sacramento River basin, northern California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 4, p. 104-105.Clark, W.B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 36-37.Creely, R.S., Geology of the Oroville Quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 184, 86 p.Helley, E.J. and Harwood, DS., 1985, Geologic map of the late Cenozoic deposits of the Sacramento Valley and northern Sierra foothills, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1790, scale 1:62,500.Lindgren, W., 1911, Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 73, p. 86-87.Logan, C.A., 1930, Butte County: California State Mining Bureau, 26th Report of the State Mineralogist, p. 387-389.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.Waring, C.A., 1919, Butte County: California State Mining Bureau, 15th Annual Report of the State Mineralogist, p. 209-210.