The Coon Creek is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 351 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: 351 Feet (107 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.7675, -123.99694
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Coon Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coon Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River (South Fork) Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: 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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF COON CREEK. DEPOSITS RUN ALONG SOUTH FORK SMITH RIVER FROM MOUTH OF COON CREEK TO MOUTH OF ROCK CREEK, ABOUT 3 MI; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GASQUET 1:24000
Comment (Commodity): GRAVEL PANS SOME GOLD AND PLATINUM (LOGAN, P. 62)
Comment (Production): UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): DRIFTING, SLUICING
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 61-62.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 115-123.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 142-143.
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