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Native Gold from
Golden Gate Mine, Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono 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 Golden Gate Mine, Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329480:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAl Mono Mine, Coleville, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘDixon Brothers Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver King Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver King Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘCasson Mine, Topaz, Topaz Lake Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘGeorge M. Williams Ranch Placer Mine, Leviathan Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘGold Mint Mine, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘJudd No. 1 Placer Mine (Judd Number One Mine), Leavitt Station, Mono County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Garfield Mine; Silver Mound Mine; Washington Mine), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘLawler Ranch Placer Mine, Tryon Peak, Alpine County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘRed Gap Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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