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Native Gold from
Railroad Hill Hydraulic Mine (Railroad Hill), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Railroad Hill Hydraulic Mine (Railroad Hill), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:810377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:810377:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorma Mine, Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine, Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMidwinter & Native Son Mine, Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBachman Mine (Backman Mine), Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCalaveras Hill Hydraulic Mine (Baldwin property; Baldwin property claims: Calaveritas Hill Consolidated; Frenchy), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBig Four Mine, Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.9km (1.1 miles) ⓘBurgess Mine (Pedro; Specimine; Specimen), Fourth Crossing, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAirola Placer Mine, Kentucky House, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCademartori Placer Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘK & S placer, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Clark, W. B., and Lydon, P. A., 1962, Calaveras County, placer gold: California Div. Mines and Geology County Report 2, pp. 76-93.
Clark, Lorin D. (1954) Geology and mineral deposits of the Calaveritas quadrangle, Calaveras County, California. Special Report 40. California Division of Mines
 
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