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Brush Creek Mine (Lower Brush Creek Mine), Woodruff Creek, Alleghany, Forest District (Alleghany; Chips Flats; Minnesota), Sierra Co., California, USA

Latitude: 39°31'1"N
Longitude: 120°52'58"W
A former Au mine located about 3¼ miles NW of Alleghany on Woodruff Creek.

References

Ferguson, Henry G. & R.W. Gannett (1932), Gold quartz veins of the Alleghany district, California: USGS PP 172.

Carlson, D.W. & W.B. Clark (1956), Lode gold mines of the Alleghany-Downieville area, Sierra County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 52: 237-291.

Clark, Wm. B. (1970a) Gold districts of California: California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 193.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 33.

California Division of Mines and Geology (1990), Mines and mineral producers active in California (1988-89), California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 103.

The Mining Record (1996) Mining Begins on Wolf Vein, August 07, 1996: 107(32): 5.

Info-Mine (1997) Brush Creek Announces Gold Production, Joint-Venture Interest High, 7-21-97.

Pay Dirt (1997), September, No. 699: 19.

Mineral List

Gold


1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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