The Forks of Salmon is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 449 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: 449 Feet (137 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.37583, -123.49083
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Forks of Salmon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forks of Salmon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
District: Klamath River Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: 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: PT:AU SAID TO BE 1 OZ:$1000 (1:48.38). AU=O.3386 OZ/YD (5.8 PPM)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. JUST BELOW THE MOUTH OF THE SALMON RIVER ON SOUTHEAST BANK OF KLAMATH. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR SAND BAR JUST DOWNSTREAM OF MOUTH OF SALMON RIVER; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SOMES BAR 1:24000
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 67
California Gold
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