Rattlesnake Creek Placers

Gold site, status unknown · Trinity County, California

UnknownGoldPlacerUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
GRAVEL ON BEDROCK · GOLDSLUICESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
19001925195019752000today

first production 1900

Drawn as a placer working, where loose gold-bearing gravel is washed rather than dug from rock. The ore color stands for gold. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
Coordinates41.00904, -123.10832

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypePlacer
First Production1900
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10207951
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