Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Gold, Orthoclase, Quartz, Serpentine, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10116707
MRDS IDX025318
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.46019, -120.85883
References
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