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Native Gold from
Big John Mine (Tigar claim; Buena Vista claim; Ruby claim; Blue Bell claim), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer 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 Big John Mine (Tigar claim; Buena Vista claim; Ruby claim; Blue Bell claim), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330683
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330683:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Tiger Mine (Tigar Mine), Big John Mine (Tigar claim; Buena Vista claim; Ruby claim; Blue Bell claim), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBauer Mine (Big Shady group), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘAnnie Laurie Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhiskey Tunnel Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHinchy Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘTiger Mine (Tigar Mine), Big John Mine (Tigar claim; Buena Vista claim; Ruby claim; Blue Bell claim), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSpecimen Gulch prospects, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRed Bird Consolidated Mine (Red Bird Cons.), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSniper's Retreat Placer Mine, Kings Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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