Craigs Creek

The Craigs Creek is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 761 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: Craigs Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum

Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River (South Fork) Area

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

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: BASED ON PRODUCTION FIGURES PT:AU= 1:11.11

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ABOUT 2 MI UPSTREAM FROM BUILDING SHOWN ON CRAIGS CREEK, WHICH MAY BE KAUS' CABIN NOTED BY LOGAN.

Comment (Deposit): BENCH GRAVELS ARE RICHER THAN STREAM GRAVELS IN PGE

Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK AT LEAST PARTLY SERPENTINE

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M045288.

References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 63.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 116.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 142-143.

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