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Native Gold from
Uncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323149:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘUnidentified Au mine (1), Black Butte, Alpine County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine (1), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSt. Helena Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘVance Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine, Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine (Lady Franklin in Pennsylvania Mine), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘExchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘI X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBueno Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘRaymond Mine (Meadows Creek Mine; Columbine claim; Raymond Meadows; Raymond Meadows Creek Mine; Sawmill claims), Raymond Peak, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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