The Hangout Placer is a gold mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,919 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: 1,919 Feet (585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.3297, -120.30640
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Hangout Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hangout Placer
Secondary: Edward Lee
Secondary: Gold Nugget
Secondary: Old Man's Folly
Secondary: Crystal J
Secondary: A-B-C-D
Secondary: Mongoose
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. B. Roland And Others
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast 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
Comment (Deposit): USBM MLA OFR 13-83 SEE POZO CREEK PLACERS
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 2, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 193, 1970, P. 179.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 13-83, 1983, TABLE 1,
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
