California · Nevada County
Past Producer

Yuba Mine

Nevada County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody formTabular
Ore controlOre shoots in quartz veins formed along fractures in the plutonic-metamorphic country rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranodiorite,Slate,Greenstone · Bowman Lake Batholith
StructureMelones Fault Zone
Tectonic settingMagmatic arc
AlterationNone reported
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10310717
Alternate namesYuba Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.35278, -120.70361
References
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