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Native Platinum from
Blue Canyon Mine, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Platinum
Formula:Pt
Comments:Despite the fact that a production rate for this metal is provided at this location, the MRDS file states that the PGE production has not been verified.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Canyon Mine, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939945:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘNorth Fork American River placer, Texas Hill, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘRough-and-Ready Mine (Rough & Ready), Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMammoth Bar (Pacific Gold Dredging Company property), Grizzly Bear House, Placer County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed placer PGE occurrence [1], Cool, El Dorado County, California, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘSlate Creek (Plumas County), La Porte, La Porte Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘLincoln Gold Dredging Company Placer Mine, Lincoln, Lincoln Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘYuba River placers (Yuba Mine), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘNelson Creek placer, Little Volcano, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘRich Bar Mine, Little Volcano, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘOroville (Ophir City), Butte County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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