Folsom Mine (American River District; Natomas Company; Capital Dredging Company; Folsom-Natoma District), American River, Gold River, Folsom District, Sacramento Co., California, USA
Latitude: 38°36'43"N
Longitude: 121°13'11"W
REF:Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A. 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 27-29.
Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 47-49.
Deposit:: CARLSON, D.W., 1955, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 51, NO. 2, P. 137, 140-142, 186, PL. 2.
Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., 1970, PLATINUM: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 115-123.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - PGE - Osmium, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Iridium
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock Unit: Vedaboorde Formation
Host Rock: Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Base Of Sierra Nevada Foothills
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