Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSEVERAL SHOOTS, ONE IN ANCHO IS 400 FT. LONG, 5 - 30 FT THICK. 2 IN DUBLIN BAY 70 - 100 FT LONG AND 12 - 15 FT. THICK
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Blue Canyon Formation;Blue Canyon Formation;
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10007638
MRDS IDC011909
Alternate namesErie
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.41906, -120.74964
References
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 . P 383 .AVERILL, C. V., NORMAN, L. A., JR., 1951 , COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA-MINERAL AND SIGNIFICANT MINING ACTIVITIES OF 1949 : CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47 , P. 347 .GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 574 .MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 116 - 1175) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 41 .AVERILL, 1951 ; LOGAN, 1941 ; MACBOYLE, 1919 .