California · Sierra County
Past Producer

Deadwood Diggings Mine

Sierra County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10213403
MRDS IDW025508
Alternate namesWest Yuba Rare Ii Area
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.67988, -120.85664
References
CALIF JOUR V 53;STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 92, P. 125.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.LINDGREM, W., 1911, THE TERTIARY GRAVELS OF THE SIERRANEVADA: UNITES STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER93, P.109.MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRACOUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST:CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P.19.SINNOTT, J.J., 1972, DOWNIEVILLE GOLD TOWN ON THE YUBA.CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC., VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, P.171.WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F., BARNES, D.J., AND NEUMANN,T.R., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATIN OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBARARE II AREAS (NOS. 524 AND 5172), SIERRA AND PLUMASCOUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORTNO. MLA 71-83.