The Blue Canyon is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.2575, -120.71111
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Blue Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Emigrant Gap District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONCENTRATES YIELDED $2,623.20/TON (126.90 OZ/TON, 4,350 PPM) AU, $290.10/TON (9.67 OZ/TON, 332 PPM) PT, CONCENTRATION NOT KNOWN
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR BLUE CANYON ADJACENT TO TOWN OF BLUE CANYON. PLACERS LIKELY ARE FOUND ALONG OTHER PARTS OF BLUE CANYON. PART OF PLACERED ARE MAY LIE WITHIN TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST
Comment (Production): PGM PRODUCTION NOT VERIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): DAY, D.T. AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1186-1187.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 45-46.
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.
