Mine detail: Mokelumne River

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Location

Lat / long: 38.20211, -120.96682

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Ore: Gold
Orebody form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

Operation type: Placer
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
Production years: 1917-1941

Geology

Host rock:Ione Formation
Host type:Gravel
Tectonic:Base Of Sierra Nevada Foothills

References

MRDSM045333
DEP10038062
Reference{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., 1925, CALAVERAS COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 21ST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 2, P. 163.}{Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., AND LYDON, P.A., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 76-84.}{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 31-32.}{Production:: FIRST PT EST BASED ON MRDS RECORD M005603}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.