Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Silver
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, Platinum
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10310661
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.30204, -123.53965
References
Averill, C.V., 1946, Placer mining for gold in California: California Division of Mines Bulletin 135, p. 258-259.Clark, W.B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 140.Tooker, E.W. and Vercoutere, T.L., 1986, Gold in the conterminous United States, Perspective of 1986 - Preliminary map of selected geographic, economic, and geologic attributes of productive (>10,000 oz) gold districts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-209, 32 p.Wagner, D.L. and Saucedo, G.J., 1987, Geologic map of the Weed Quadrangle, California: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology Regional Geologic Map Series, Map No. 4A, scale 1:250,000.