Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Canada Hill Mining District | Mining District |
| Placer County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~76km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
There is no USGS MRDS database file for this mining district.
Location: This district is in eastern Placer County 25 miles northeast of Forest Hill and about 10 miles south of Cisco. It includes the Sailor Flat, Robertson Flat, Sailor Canyon and New York Canyon areas.
Geology: The Canada Hill channel, a branch of the Tertiary American River, is believed to have flowed northeast and east across Sailor Canyon and then southeast to join the southwest-flowing main Tertiary channel near French Meadows. The channel is steep, narrow, and has not been too productive. The gravels are usually angular and poorly washed. Bedrock is slate and quartzitic schist of the Blue Canyon Formation (Carboniferous) and schist of the Sailor Canyon Formation (Lower Jurassic). The gravels are capped by rhyolite and andesite. There are some gold-quartz veins that contain abundant sulfides.
Mines: Beauty, Carmac, Lost Emigrant, Merz, Monumental, Pacific Blue Lead, Placer Queen, Reed, Sailor Canyon, Trinidad, Walker, X-Ray.
Location: This district is in eastern Placer County 25 miles northeast of Forest Hill and about 10 miles south of Cisco. It includes the Sailor Flat, Robertson Flat, Sailor Canyon and New York Canyon areas.
Geology: The Canada Hill channel, a branch of the Tertiary American River, is believed to have flowed northeast and east across Sailor Canyon and then southeast to join the southwest-flowing main Tertiary channel near French Meadows. The channel is steep, narrow, and has not been too productive. The gravels are usually angular and poorly washed. Bedrock is slate and quartzitic schist of the Blue Canyon Formation (Carboniferous) and schist of the Sailor Canyon Formation (Lower Jurassic). The gravels are capped by rhyolite and andesite. There are some gold-quartz veins that contain abundant sulfides.
Mines: Beauty, Carmac, Lost Emigrant, Merz, Monumental, Pacific Blue Lead, Placer Queen, Reed, Sailor Canyon, Trinidad, Walker, X-Ray.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Gold Dike Mine, Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA Beauty Mine (Canada Hill), Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA Gold King Mine, Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA Lafollette Mine (La Follette; Bowlder claim; Nob Hill Mine; Canada Hill), Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Placer County
- Canada Hill Mining District
- Placer County
- California
- Placer County
- Canada Hill Mining District
- Canada Hill
- Lafollette Mine (La Follette; Bowlder claim; Nob Hill Mine; Canada Hill)
- McBride Mine (Mc Bride; Mcbride)
- Merz Mine
- Monumental Mine
- Pacific Blue Lead Mine
- Placer Queen Mine
- Prarie Flower Mine (Snowflake Mine)
- Quien Sabe Mine
- Reed Mine
- Sailor Canyon Mine
- Unnamed Au prospect [14]
- Walker Mine
- X-Ray Mine
- Canada Hill
- Canada Hill Mining District
- Placer County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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