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Little River

Producer in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038028
MRDS ID M045285
Record type Site
Current site name Little River
Related records 10139575

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.07003, 41.02761 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position DIRECTLY SOUTH OF WESTHAVEN, Accurate Within Beach Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crannell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 007N 001E 06,07,18 California

Comments on the location information

  • 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.07003, 41.02761
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEACH DUNES
    Length 4023.25M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wave Action

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern California Beach Sands

Land status

Ownership category State Park

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INSIDE OF DUNE FOR AU-PT.

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE MINING IS PRESUMED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RICH IN PT, CAN BE SEEN WITH NAKED EYE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-74 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-89 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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