Michigan Bluff

The Michigan Bluff is a gold 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

Name: Michigan Bluff  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.05, -120.75400

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Satelite image of the Michigan Bluff

Michigan Bluff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Michigan Bluff


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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

Not available


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 (Location): Used PLS and GIS to determine Lat/long.

Comment (Production): Profession Paper 73 describes production of $5,000,000 gold from 6,000,000 cubic yards gravel before 1911.


References

Reference (Deposit): California Division of Mines Special Report 67, p. 44

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1911, The Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 73, p. 135, 152


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