California · Plumas County
Past Producer

El Dorado

Plumas County, California, United States
CopperLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1909 , 1915
Identification
Deposit ID10103003
MRDS IDM020833
Alternate namesDufay
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.90099, -120.14102
References
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC OF CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 595MAC BOYLE, E., 1920 , PLUMAS COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 55