The Pacific Gold Dredging Co. is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 699 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.91944, -121.00750
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Pacific Gold Dredging Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pacific Gold Dredging Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Iridium
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Upper American River Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pacific Gold Dredging Co.
Years: 1917 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927, PLACER COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 23RD REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3, P. 284.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BILLETIN 85, P. 29-30.
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
