Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody formTabular
Ore controlOre shoots within gold-bearing quartz veins; gold-bearing stringers at a nearby mine.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Telluride
Geology
Host rockAmphibole Schist,Diorite,Syenite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10310622
Alternate namesForbestown Consolidated Gold Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.53573, -121.26713
References
Clark, W. B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p. 48-49.Logan, C.A., 1930, Butte County: California State Mining Bureau, 26th Report of the State Mineralogist, p. 373-376.Miner, J.A., 1890, Gold Bank Mine: California State Mining Bureau, 10th Report of the State Mineralogist, p. 125-127.Saucedo, G.J. and Wagner, D.L., 1992, Geologic map of the Chico Quadrangle, California: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology Regional Geologic Map Series, Map No. 7A, scale 1:250,000.