Mine detail: Big Lagoon Mining Co.

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Location

Lat / long:

41.17872, -124.11587

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Platinum
Ore:	Gold
Orebody form:	BEACH SANDS
Discovery year:	1855

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Beach Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Tectonic:	California Coast Ranges

References

MRDS	M045284
DEP	10109524
Reference	{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 41-42.}{Deposit:: WATTS, W.L., 1893, HUMBOLDT COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 11TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 230-232.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.