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Copper Bullion Mine (Copper group), Pilot Peak, Plumas County, California, USAi
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Copper Bullion Mine (Copper group)Mine
Pilot PeakPeak
Plumas CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 48' 46'' North , 120° 50' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.81278,-120.84750
GeoHash:
G#: 9r446p9w1
GRN:
N27W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenhorn236 (2011)13.1km
Plumas Eureka (historical)339 (2011)13.4km
East Quincy2,489 (2011)14.2km
Cromberg261 (2011)14.3km
Quincy1,728 (2017)16.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
86108
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:86108:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cu-Au mine located in sec. 34, T23N, R10E, MDM, 3.6 km (2.2 miles) NNE of Pilot Peak, E of Buzzards Roost Ridge, N side of Union Creek, 1 mile above its confluence with Nelson Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).

Workings include underground openings. Overall length is 15.24 meters and depth of 6.1 meters. Owners state that there is a 20 foot shaft on quartz vein with gold; a 30 foot tunnel on copper ore.

Owners state 2 - 25% Cu on ore carrying chalcopyrite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10034124

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060630370
Turner, Henry Ward, Rogers, A. F. (1914) A geologic and microscopic study of a magmatic copper sulphide deposit in Plumas County, California, and its modification by ascending secondary enrichment. Economic Geology, 9 (4) 359-391 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.9.4.359
Averill, Charles V. (1937), Mineral resources of Plumas County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 33): 33(2): 93, 128.
Smith, A.R. (1970) Trace elements in the Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 103: 3-26
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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