The Cherokee Flat Blue Gravel is a gold mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Cherokee Flat Blue Gravel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cherokee Flat Blue Gravel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. Frank M. Cannon
Home Office: Point Reys, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): FOR MANY YEARS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PLACER GOLD PRODUCERS OF THE STATE. PRODUCTION PREVIOUS TO 1870 WAS ESTIMATED AT OVER $5,000,000. FROM 1870 TO JULY 1886 IT PRODUCED $5,008,208.62
Comment (Workings): IN LATER YEARS IT HAS BEEN WORKED IN A SMALL WAY AS A DRIFT MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 441; R. 26, PP. 387-389
California Gold
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