California · Placer County
Past Producer

Dutch Flat District

Placer County, California, United States
GoldPlatinumSilverLeadIronZincCopperIndium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Silver
TertiaryLead, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Indium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream placer; hydrothermal vein
Model119: Placer Au-PGE273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody formIrregular; Tabular, lens
Ore controlMechanical accumulation on irregular natural bedrock riffles and within river and stream-channel lag gravels, bars, and point bar deposits. Deposits are often enriched downstream of eroded gold-quartz veins in the bedrock channels. ? Ore shoots within mesothermal gold-bearing quartz veins.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Slate,Argillite · Calaveras Complex
StructureMelones Fault Zone, Gillis Hill Fault Zone
Tectonic settingMagmatic arc - Narrow ocean basin
AlterationNA?Negligible - none described
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1849
Identification
Deposit ID10310610
Alternate namesDutch Flat Drift, Indian Hill Drift, Consolidated Junction, Comet, Canyon, Dyer Drift, Federal Drift, Flying Fish, Golden Shaft, Gould Group, Hoose, Haub Drift, Stewart Drift, Moody Ridge Drift, Garden Claim, North Fork, Bear River, Bear River Tunnel, Little Bear, Big Blue Quartz, North Star Quartz, Morgan Asbestos Mine, Southern Cross, Polar Star, Alta, Nichols Diggings, Blue Devil Diggings, Nary Red, Banner, Bear River Hill, Queen City, Cedar Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.20489, -120.83725
References
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