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Native Gold from
Gold Eagle Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial 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 Gold Eagle Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546172:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘGoshen Placer Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCrescent Placer Mine, Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGulch Placer Mine (California Picacho; Picacho Basin placers), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘGood Site, Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘSt. Joseph Mine (Gold Prince; Golden Dream Mine; Gold Princess; Gold Queen; Oriental; Oro Blanco; Ponce De Leon; Alfonso; Gold Crown; Alcyon; Gold Hill; White Gold Basin Mine; Jita), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘIron Gold Bearer Mine, Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘPotholes Mine (Potholes placer), Bard, Potholes Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘTrigo placers, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.51
 
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