The Rich Gulch is a gold mine located in Plumas county, California.
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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
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Rich Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rich Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
District: Virgilia
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Inca Resources
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM USGS GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATABASE
Comment (Deposit): ISOLATED MASSIVE LENSES TO 5 M IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Geology): FLOWS AND BRECCIAS OF THE COASTAL VOLCANIC BELT.
Comment (Geology): THREE MINERALIZED ZONES
References
Reference (Deposit): TOOKER, E.W., AND VERCOUTERE, T.L., 1986, GOLD IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, PERSPECTIVE OF 1986--PRELIMINARY MAP OF SELECTED GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND GEOLOGIC ATTRIBUTES OF PRODUCTIVE (>10,000 OZ) GOLD DISTRICTS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-209, 32 P.
Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, 1986, V.71. NO.52, P.33
Reference (Production): TOOKER AND VERCOUTERE, 1986
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