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Native Gold from
Yuba Placer Dredge 21 (Cal Sierra Development; Dredge No. 21), Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA


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 Yuba Placer Dredge 21 (Cal Sierra Development; Dredge No. 21), Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:826490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:826490:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
3.5km (2.2 miles) Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) Too Handy Mine, Browns Valley, Browns Valley Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) Pacific Gold Dredging Company (Yukon Gold Dredging), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) Mammoth Placer Mine, Timbuctoo, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) Blue Gravel Placer Mine, Timbuctoo, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) Unnamed placer Au mine [62], Honcut, Butte County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Williams Bar Dredge Mine, Buzzard Peak, Yuba County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Blue Point Mine, Smartville, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) Deer Creek Mine (Pittsburg; Smartville Consolidated; Smartville Cons.; Enterprise), Mooney Flat, Nevada County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) Old Tumbactoo Placer Mine, Buzzard Peak, Yuba County, California, USA
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