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Native Gold from
Unnamed placer Au occurrence [71], Wheeler Peak, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed placer Au occurrence [71], Wheeler Peak, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:767912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:767912:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘJura Nos. 1; 2; & 3 Placer Mine, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘAustrian Syndicate Mine, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLucky Strike placer, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘTaylor Diggings placer, Mount Jura, Plumas County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Placer Mine, Wheeler Peak area, Plumas County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘKlondyke and Kettle Rock Placer Mine, Tanners Rock, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘCurtner placer, Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed placer Au occurrence [68], Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
References
Averill, C.V. (1946), Placer mining for gold in California: California State Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 135, 336 p.: Pl. 4.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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