California · Sierra County
Past Producer
Maryland
Sierra County, California, United States
Gold
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeSmall
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Talc
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
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References
MCCULLOCH, W. C., OESTERLING, W. A., SPURCK, W. H., & TISCHLER, M. S., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N CALIF.: SO. PACIFIC COMPANY, VOL. 2 , P. 38. (Reprinted as Special Publication 94 by California Division of Mines and Geology, 1987)FERGUSON, H. G., & GANNETT, R. W., 1932 , GOLD QTZ. VEINS OF THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, CALIF.; USGS PROF. PAPER 172 , P. 126 .
Identification
Deposit ID10034791
MRDS IDM021705
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.44289, -120.83503
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.