The You Bet Mines is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
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Mine Info
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You Bet Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: You Bet Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: You Bet
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Alpha Stores, Ltd.
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): HOLDINGS COMPRISE 1150 ACRES OF PATENTED LANDS AND 120 ACRES OF LOCATIONS, PLUS 151 ACRES OF TIMBER LAND. FOLLOWING MINES INCLUDED: PALMYRA, NEWARK, ARKANSAS, GREENHORN, STARR, RED DOG, MISSOURI CYN., GAIL PLACER, ROSE & DURYEA, EMIGRANT, SMITH & POWELL, CHICKEN POINT, ATKINS & TAYLOR, YOU BET, BROWN BROS., WASHINGTON, BROWNS HILL, NEECE & WEST, BIRDSEYE CYN., POVERTY, WALLOUPA MINES. MINES ON BLUE LEAD DEEP PLACER CHANNEL, NEVADA COUNTY AND SOUTH TO DUTCH FLAT AND GOLD RUN, PLACER COUNTY "CLAIMS IN VICINITY OF YOU BET HAVE PROVED THE RICHEST ON THE CHANNEL" - RESOURCES OF STATES & TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MTNS, ROSSITER W. RAYMOND, SPEC. COM. MNG. STATISTICS, TREAS. DEPT. GPO 1869, REPRINT 1964 "OLD MINES OF CALIF."- NEVADA P. 30-31
Comment (Production): IMMENSE YARDAGES OF GRAVEL WERE WASHED AT THESE PROPERTIES IN EARLY DAYS BUT LARGE YARDAGES REMAIN UNWORKED. A 1927 REPORT ESTIMATES THE PROPERTY STILL CONTAINS FROM 12 MILLION TO 24 MILLION CU. YDS. OF GRAVEL CONTAINING ENOUGH GOLD TO PAY FOR HYDRAULIC MINING.
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULICKING IN EARLY YEARS; DRAGLINE DREDGE MORE RECENTLY.
References
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California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
