Mine detail: Snelling

Previously called 'Merced River'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.51492, -120.39849

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Platinum
Tertiary:	Iridium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium
Ore:	Gold
Orebody form:	STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stream Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1907-1919, 1929-1942, 1946-1952
First production started:	1848
Last production ended:	1952

Geology

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

References

MRDS	M045328
DEP	10109537
Reference	{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 33-34.}{Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 120-121.}{Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 94, TABLE 40.}{Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 115-123.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.