Along the Similkameen River between Oroville and Nighthawk around $500,000 in gold was produced from placers in the years following 1859.
Tectonics: Rocky Mountains

Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE

Ore(s): Stream Hydraulics

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Platinum

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ Native Platinum

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Gravel

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Native Platinum

Formula: Pt

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Platinum	1.AF.10	Pt

List of minerals for each chemical element

Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Native Platinum	Pt
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10037873

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

Cascade RangeMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

QuesnelliaVolcanic Arc
Western Quesnellia DomainDomain

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References

Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.

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