Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlVERTICAL OR STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURES (CROSSINGS) STRIKING NORTHEAST NORMAL TO THE GRANODIORITE BODY.
Geology
StructureMINOR THRUST FAULTS.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID60001024
MRDS IDMP90013
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.21739, -121.03663
References
CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 93, 186 P.KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.LOGAN, C. A., 1941, SACRAMENTO FIELD DISTRICT, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, P. 374-408.BLISS, J.D., AND JONES, G.M., 1988, MINERALOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEINS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-229, 99 P.