Little River

The Little River is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 10 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

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Site Name

Primary: Little River

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum

Location

State: California
County: Humboldt
District: Northern California Beach Sands

Land Status

Land ownership: State Park
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Beach 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: California Coast Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Form: BEACH DUNES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): IN LITTLE RIVER STATE BEACH AND CLAM BEACH COUNTY PARK. FROM MOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER SOUTH ALONG BEACH FOR 2.5 MI. LOCATION GIVEN IS AT MOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT

Comment (Production): WORKED INSIDE OF DUNE FOR AU-PT.

Comment (Deposit): RICH IN PT, CAN BE SEEN WITH NAKED EYE

Comment (Workings): SURFACE MINING IS PRESUMED

References

Reference (Deposit): IRWIN, W.P., 1960, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTHERN COAST RANGES AND KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, WITH A SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 179, FIG. 9.

Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FIELD COMMITTEE, 1960, NATURAL RESOURCES OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA, APPENDIX, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL INDUSTRIES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FIG. 3.

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