California · Sierra County
Past Producer

Craycroft Diggings Mine

Sierra County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10164814
MRDS IDW025464
Alternate namesWest Yuba Rare Ii Area
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.61678, -120.80743
References
12TH RPRT STATE MIN P263,4;THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,P. 374.PRESTON, E.B., 1894, GOLD-SIERRA COUNTY, IN TWELFTH REPORTOF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,P. 263 AND 264.MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRACOUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST:CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 68.WHITNEY, J.D., 1865, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA:GEOLOGY, VOL. 1, PHILADELPHIA, 498 P.WHITNEY, J.D., 1879, THE AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF THE SIERRANEVADA: MEM.MUS. COMP. 2001. HARVARD COLL., VOL. 6, 569 P.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIADIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ULLETIN 193, P. 44.SINNOTT, J.J., 1972, DOWNIEVILLE GOLD TOWN ON THE YUBA:CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC. VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, P. 164.TAYLOR, G.F., 1903, SIERRA OUNTY, CALIFORNIA: REGISTER OFMINES AND MINERALS, CALIFORNA STATE MINING BUREAU, P.9.WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., AND NEUMANN,T.R., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBARAE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND 5172), SIERRA AND PLUMASCOUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORTNO. MLA 71-83.