Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCHES, SWELLS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate
StructureLocal Fault Zone Close To Main Lode Body, Thin Serpentine Body
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101357
MRDS IDC012243
Alternate namesEllen Dip., Golden Scepter, Chubb
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.00489, -120.95797
References
LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 41 .CHANDRA, D. B., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLFAX AND FORRESTHILL QUADRANGLE S, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 67 , CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 47 .CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , GOLD-PLACER: REPORT 13 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 279 .WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 340 .