The San Gabriel Valley Placers is a sand and gravel, construction and gold mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 531 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: 531 Feet (162 Meters)
Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.11361, -117.91639
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San Gabriel Valley Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Gabriel Valley Placers
Commodity
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
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: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PP501-2, 630
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR MINES AND GEOL V 50, NOS 3 AND 4, JULY-OCT, 1954,
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