The Klamath River Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 322 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
Elevation: 322 Feet (98 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.20056, -123.66111
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Klamath River Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Klamath River Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Iridium
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
District: Klamath River Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Klamath River Mining Co. (-
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
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
Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF 2 PGE SAMPLES YIELDED 26.04% PT, 72.15% OSMIRIDIUM, 1.165% AU (LOGAN, P. 109)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NARROW BENCHES
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ON KLAMATH RIVER DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MOUTH OF CAVANAUGH CREEK. ALTERNATIVE LOCATION GIVEN IN OLD MRDS RECORD (USBM LOCATION?) IS 41-11-33N, 123-39-28W
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC
Comment (Geology): MICA SCHIST BEDROCK
Comment (Deposit): RECORD W017569 AND W023663 HAVE BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C.MCK., 1925, DEL NORTE COUNTY: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 21ST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 310.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 65, 109.
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