Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryIridium, Platinum, Osmium
Deposit
Deposit typeSTREAM PLACER
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSTREAM HYDRAULICS
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1849
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID60000943
MRDS IDM045345
Alternate namesOroville District, Wyman's Ravine, Honcut Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.45678, -121.61795
References
LOGAN, C.A. 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 20-22.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 103-104.MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 92.