Pacific Gold Dredging Co.

The Pacific Gold Dredging Co. is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Pacific Gold Dredging Co.  

State:  California

County:  Placer

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.


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