The Little River is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 10 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: 10 Feet (3 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.02778, -124.06889
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Little River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
District: Northern California Beach Sands
Land Status
Land ownership: State Park
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: BEACH DUNES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): IN LITTLE RIVER STATE BEACH AND CLAM BEACH COUNTY PARK. FROM MOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER SOUTH ALONG BEACH FOR 2.5 MI. LOCATION GIVEN IS AT MOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Production): WORKED INSIDE OF DUNE FOR AU-PT.
Comment (Deposit): RICH IN PT, CAN BE SEEN WITH NAKED EYE
Comment (Workings): SURFACE MINING IS PRESUMED
References
Reference (Deposit): IRWIN, W.P., 1960, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTHERN COAST RANGES AND KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, WITH A SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 179, FIG. 9.
Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FIELD COMMITTEE, 1960, NATURAL RESOURCES OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA, APPENDIX, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL INDUSTRIES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FIG. 3.
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