The Cottonwood Creek is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.37639, -122.28361
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Cottonwood Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cottonwood Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Iridium
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Cottonwood 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Shasta Dredging Co.
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
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: PGM SAMPLE YIELDED 33% PT, 50% IR, 17% OSMIRIDIUM (LOGAN, P. 38)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): DREDGING
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ON COTTONWOOD CREEK AT CROSSING OF INTERSTATE 5 AT COUNTY LINE. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW FAR UP AND DOWN STREAM MINING TOOK PLACE
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A. 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 38.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 116.
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