HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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COUNTY:Humboldt County

STATE:California

Gold is the principal mineral resource of Humboldt County, primarily from placers along the Klamath and Trinity rivers. The total production through 1959 was 131,300 ounces. There are six lode gold mines shown on U. S. Forest Service quadrangles.

KLAMATH RIVER

It has long been known that this river contains placer gold almost everywhere in its length. Near the town of Orick the area ocean beach sands north and south of the mouth of the Klamath River was once worked for placer gold, platinum. Near the town of Orleans in the Northeast part of the county very many gravel bars and benches along the Klamath River to SOMES BAR in Siskiyou County along Highway 96 had very rich gold placer operations.