| Deposit ID | 10038022 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045277 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weitchpec Bar |
| Alternate or previous names | Hoopa Indian Reservation |
| Related records | 10188426 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.7092, 41.18566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 |
| Relative position | AT WEITCHPEC |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weitchpec(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Klamath(hydrologic unit)
Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 009N | 004E | 10 | CENTER OF E2 OF NW4 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Osmium | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sperrylite | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -123.7092, 41.18566 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045277 |
AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, P. 515.
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FIELD COMMITTEE, 1960, NATURAL RESOURCES OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA, APPENDIX, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL INDUSTRIES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FIG. 3.
CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 115-123.
LOGAN, C.A. 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 64-65.
SPENCER, C.H., JR., 1971, STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF PLATINUM METALS WITH HEAVY MINERALS IN STREAM SEDIMENTS OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S THESIS, P. 32.
PAGE, N.J, CLARK, A.L., DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND PARKER, R.L., 1973, PLATINUM GROUP METALS, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 539.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VALUES ARE WITHIN 3 FT OF BEDROCK. DEPOSIT INCLUDES BENCH GRAVELS |
| Deposit | FORMER RECORD MO45278 HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD (02/92), AS THEY PROBABLY REFER TO THE SAME PROPERTY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-74 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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