Rich Gulch

The Rich Gulch is a gold mine located in Plumas 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

Name: Rich Gulch  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.0625, -121.08833

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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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