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Native Gold from
American Drift placer, Klamath River, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Drift placer, Klamath River, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:739600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:739600:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘAscondry Placer Mine, Klamath River, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPine Grove placer, Oak Bar, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSiskiyou Klendike placer (Siskiyou Klondike placer [?]), Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCrary Placer Mine, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘO'Connell Placer Mine, Oak Bar, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHubbard Mine, Oak Bar, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBuckeye Bar Mine, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed placer Au occurrence [52], Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘDaggett Placer Mine, Oak Bar, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBlaylock and Schon placer, Monument Point, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
Averill, Charles V. (1935), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(3): 314.
 
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