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Native Gold from
Bald Mountain Mine (Bald Mountain Extension Mine), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra 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 Bald Mountain Mine (Bald Mountain Extension Mine), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:648544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:648544:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘHappy Camp placer, Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘOld Bald Mountain Placer Mine (Old Bald Mt), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (Mineral Mountain), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMineral Mountain Mine, Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGold Channel Placer Mine, Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDolan (Golden Hub; Golden Bear), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Verrue; Keller; Yates; Simpson; North Fork Mine; Wisconsin Extension; Wisconsin Ext), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘJumper & Tippecanoe Mine (Jumper Mine), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSouth Fork group (South Fork Mine; Verdi; Honey Bee; Bullion; Amethyst; Amethyst Extension; Amethyst Ext; Phoebe; Lady Bug; Mable; Marguerite), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlpha Mine, Goodyears Bar, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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