California · Placer County
Past Producer

Chicago

Placer County, California, United States
GoldCopperLeadSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
StructureVein Faulted In Places
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10007744
MRDS IDC012714
Alternate namesAuburn - Chicago, Falls Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.85183, -121.1577
References
LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 16 - 17 , 42 .GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 588 .RICE, S. J., 1951 , COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47 , NO. 2 , P. 350 .LOGAN ( 1936 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 ) RICE ( 1951 )