Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Platinum
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
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10310680
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.51892, -120.43847
References
Clark, W. B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Divisions of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 120-121.Davis, F.F. and Carlson, D.W., 1952, Mines and mineral resources of Merced County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, v. 48, no. 3, p. 220-227.Koschmann, A.H., and Bergendahl, M.H., 1968, Principal gold-producing districts of the United States: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 610, 283 p.Wagner, D.L., Bortugno, E.J., and McJunkin, R.D., 1990, Geologic map of the San Francisco-San Jose Quadrangle, California: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology Regional Geologic Map Series, Map No. 5A, scale 1:250,000.