Bowersox placer (Somes Bar Placer Mine), Somes Bar, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bowersox placer (Somes Bar Placer Mine) | Placer |
Somes Bar | - not defined - |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Siskiyou County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 43'' North , 123° 27' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Happy Camp | 1,190 (2015) | 46.5km |
Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 50.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93942
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93942:2
GUID (UUID V4):
fee9c66f-6d02-475d-a1c7-e311f5d96242
A placer Au occurrence/mine located 1.2 km (4,100 feet) ENE of Somes Bar, along the Salmon River.
Mineralization is a stream placer deposit in 20 feet of gravel.
Worked on a limited scale only. Not completely sure that Somes Bar Placer is the same as the Bowersox placer.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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