The Michigan Bluff is a mine located in Placer county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Michigan Bluff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Michigan Bluff
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Placer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fee Land
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SURFACE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.03 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 100 ACRES CONTAINING NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE IS UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINITE AND PERIDOTITE. THICKNESS OF DARK REDDISH-BROWN LATERITE IS NOT KNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: NICKEL IDENTIFIED 1957 , AREA WAS SITE OF ACTIVE GOLD MINING FROM 1850 THROUGH 1940'S, PRODUCED WELL OVER $25 MILLION IN GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, GARN A., 1953 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN N. SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF. (PLACER, NEVADA, SIERRA, YUBA, BUTTE, AND PLUMAS COUNTIES): CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 111 , CH. 5 , PP. 171 - 323
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.
