Washington Chief Con

Nevada County, California, United States

Gold Copper

Land & claims · BLM · live

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BLM MLRS ↗Claims at this point ↗Surface mgmt ↗

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

SecondaryCopper

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsSurface/Underground

Materials

Ore mineralsGold

GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockGranite

Associated rockGranite

Structure4 - 5 Ft Thick Shear Zone

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3, no. 56 .MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 257 .SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 24 , 32 .

Identification

Deposit ID10101324

MRDS IDC011946

Alternate namesJefferson

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates39.38689, -120.69903