Description
Chilean Prospectors
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMelones Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Calaveras Formation
Associated rockSandstone
Tectonic settingLocated Approximately 1,000 Feet (305 M) East Of The Melones Fault Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1888
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10030387
MRDS IDM008458
Alternate namesGold Bug Lode, Hattie Mine, Silver Pine Mine, Priest Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.86768, -120.6588
References
LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 262 AND PL II.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA, CDMG BULLETIN 193, 186P.DODGE, F.W., AND LOYD, R.C., 1984, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN SIERRA NEVADA; FIELD TRIP GUIDE: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 84-169, 25P.BURNETT, JOHN, L., THE GOLD BUG MINE, 1993, CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, MAY/JUNE, 1993, V. 46, NO. 3. P. 68-72.