Gold Bug Prospect

The Gold Bug Prospect is a gold mine located in Sierra 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: Gold Bug Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.48611, -120.86056

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Gold Bug Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Bug Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): 3 SML ADITS, PARTLY CAVED

Comment (Geology): IRREGULAR VEIN-IN PLACES QTZ LACKING THOUGH WALLS ARE DISTINCT. AT N END OF UPPER ADIT, THE VEIN IS CUT OFF BY A VERT FAULT. VEIN ENTIRELY W/1 TUFFACEOUS FACES. PROBABLY SAME VEIN AS IN MUGWUMP MINE ADJOINING.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 38, NO 1, P 56.

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H. G., & GANNETT, R. W., 1932 , GOLD QTZ VEINS OF THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, CALIF.;: USGS PROF PAPER 172, 94.


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