Mine detail: Palo Alto Sewage Sludge

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Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.45297, -122.14493
dep_id: 10039376
mrds_id: M047042
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Minor mineral: Copper, Tin, Palladium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Ash
orebody_fm: ASH
conc_proc: Sewage Treatment
ore_ctrl: Industrial Waste Products And Sewage Treatment Process
Reporter: Saso, Jerri L., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
References:
  • Deposit:: GULBRANDSEN, R., RAIT, NORMA, KRIER, D.J., BAEDECKER, P.A., AND CHILDRESS, ANNE, 1978, GOLD, SILVER, AND OTHER RESOURCES IN INCINERATED SEWAGE SLUDGE AT PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 784, 7 P
  • Deposit:: 1977 GEOCHEM GABLER AND NEYLAN; SEE REFERENCE
  • Deposit:: 1977 GEOCHEM R. GULBRANDSEN AND OTHERS; SEE PG. 3
  • Deposit:: GABLER, R., AND NEYLAN, D., 1977, INCINERATED SEWAGE SLUDGE AS RESOURCE FOR MINERALS. NATIONAL CONFERENCE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT, 3RD, MIAMI BEACH, 1976; PROCEEDINGS: ROCKVILLE, MD., INFO. TRANSFER, P. 197-200.
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