Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate
StructureMelones Fault Zone
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Foothills Accreted Terranes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1851
Discovery year1851
Identification
Deposit ID10034777
MRDS IDM021683
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.43878, -120.81714
References
MCCULLOCH, W.C., OESTERLING, W.A., SPURCK, W.H., AND TISCHLER, M.S., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, V. 2, P. 39.AVERILL, C.V., 1942, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V, 38, NO. 1, P. 55.FERGUSON, H.G., AND GANNETT, R.W., 1932, GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, CALLIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 172, P. 132-134, SKETCH MAP, P. 133.LOGAN, C.A., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, PL. 3.J.K. BOHLKE, 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN. TO N.J PAGE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYFERGUSON AND GANNETT