You Bet District

The You Bet District is a gold mine located in Nevada 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: You Bet District  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.2128, -120.89080

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You Bet District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: You Bet District
Secondary: Red Dog
Secondary: Chalk Bluffs


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: YOU BET DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Not available


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

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References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 93, 186 P.

Reference (Deposit): ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.


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