The Platina is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,231 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: 2,231 Feet (680 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.36028, -122.89139
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Platina MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Platina
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Harrison Gulch District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: PROBABLY POCKETS OR LENSES IN STREAM SEDIMENTS
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): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MOUTH OF PLATINUM GULCH AT PLATINA. PLACERS ARE PRESUMED TO BE ALONG PLATINUM GULCH INFO FROM LAND.ST :01?
Comment (Production): UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PT PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): PLATINA IS UNDERLAIN BY SMALL AREA OF CRETACEOUS MARINE ROCKS, BUT STREAMS DRAIN AREAS OF ACCRETED TERRANE
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 116.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 137-138.
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