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Platinum from
Blue Canyon Mine, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Platinum
Formula:Pt
Comments:Despite the fact that a production rate for this metal is provided at this location, the MRDS file states that the PGE production has not been verified.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Canyon Mine, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939945:7
GUID (UUID V4):a5d18d95-5665-40f0-8ba2-dfe9c702e60d
Nearest other occurrences of Platinum
10.7km (6.7 miles) North Fork American River placer, Texas Hill, Emigrant Gap Mining District (Blue Canyon Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) Rough-and-Ready Mine (Rough & Ready), Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) Mammoth Bar (Pacific Gold Dredging Company property), Grizzly Bear House, Placer County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) Unnamed placer PGE occurrence [1], Cool, El Dorado County, California, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) Lincoln Gold Dredging Company Placer Mine, Lincoln, Lincoln Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) Nelson Creek placer, Little Volcano, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) Rich Bar Mine, Little Volcano, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) Oroville (Ophir City), Butte County, California, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) Mississippi Bar Placer Mine (American River area), Folsom, Folsom Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA
References
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Report (issue)
DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN 193 California Division of Mines and Geology Sacramento, California, 1970...By William B. DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA Clark Geologist, California Division of Mines & Geology...Geology, Sacramento, California UNIVERSITY LIBRARY U.C DAVIS '~'^ JUL 'I 'i GOV INFO or"! BULLETIN 193...and gold mining of publications have no single report or to the gold deposits in California. Although...Although on treatise a vast California, there in of the knov/n gold-bearing districts in the state.
Report (issue)
M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
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............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
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OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR OF THE SIERRA NEVADA OF CALIFORNIA : I I / BY WALDEMAR - LINDGREN OFFICE ......... __ . _. _. _........... ~. '- ....... . Mining debris ............................. _.... ___..... ________ . . _. __ .-. ; ... __ Quantity of mining debris, by G. K. Gilbert ...•..... _._ ..........gravels-Continued. Flora of the auriferous gravels of California, by F.' H. Knowlton ...................... ....and placer gold ...................... .............. : ................ . 68 Deposition of placer gold
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Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...Minerals Distribution by Counties Bibliography on California Minerals Index to Minerals — 197 204 210 220
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it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1936 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY RUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 0373 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OP< CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Logan, District Mining Engineer McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer...Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas. V. Averill, District Mining
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........................ 5 5 Distribution of mining districts.................................................................................... California........................................................................ PART II. Catalogue of mining districts, by J. M. Hill..................................................... Classification of mining districts................................................. California, northern counties....................................... California, southern counties
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] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's
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MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
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- Temecula, CA 92589 (909) 699-4749 - 1994 Mining Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS INrRoDUCI'ION ••••••••........................................ AR 1-3 California .................................................... . 1994 Mining Guide INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT - PLEAsE READ! The 1994 GPM Mining Guide is designed...(normally listed from north to south), directions and mining commen ts; gold-producing areas, general prospecting...under 18 years of age. After purchasing a current Mining Guide, GPAA members may take family members with
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GOLD PLACERS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No, 92 ISSUIDBYTfSE CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU FERRY BUILDING...http://www.archive.org/details/bulletin92cali CALIFORNIA STATK MINING BUREAU FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO LLOYD... No. 92 GOLD PLACERS OF CALIFORNIA BY CHARLES SCOTT HALEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE FRANK...points proved in same. Chapter I. Control of Mining Debris History of problem and efforts to solve...valleys. Future benefits to be derived. II. Placer Mining Methods Methods of liandling- and commercial
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ANGELES, California--Federal Bldg., Rm. 7638, 300 N. Los Angeles St. • MENLO PARK, California--Bldg. 3...Rm. 8105, 125 South State St. • SAN FRANCISCO, California--Customhouse, Rm. 504, 555 Battery St. • SPOKANE...Resources of the Blue Canyon and Owyhee Breaks Wilderness Study Area, Malheur County, Oregon A line of...Resources of the Blue Canyon and Owyhee Breaks Wilderness Study Areas, Malheur County, Oregon By DEAN...resources of the Blue Canyon and Owyhee Breaks wilderness study areas, Malheur County, Oregon I by Dean
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Ws TN 24 C3 A3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL...DAVIS IJBRARV UWIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS STATE OF CALIFORNIA EARL WARREN, Governor DEPARTMENT...FR-\NCISCO BULLETIN II JULY 142 THE COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL PRODUCTION DURING...Honorable Earl Warren Governor of the State of California Dear Sir : have the honor to transmit herewith...summary of the mineral resources of each and every county in the state. For the first time all the essential
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES KENNETH I. FULTON, Director DIVISION OF MINES ... 38 State Mineralogist January, 1942 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA LIBRARY University of California DAViS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...LOGAN, District Mining Engineer C. McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid J. _ Mining Engineer...Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas. V. Averii.l, District Mining
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Mineral Resources of the Emigrant Basin Primitive Area, California By E. W. TOOKER, H. T. MORRIS, U.S...results of a mineral survey in the Emigrant Basin primitive area, California. The area discussed in the report...status. It is not identical with the original Emigrant Basin Primitive Area as defined because modifications...was studied is referred to in this report as the Emigrant Basin primitive area. This bulletin is one of...-__---Juniper mine.__________-_____________-____-_----_-___----Prospect on Silver Mine Creek........
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S STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RICHARD SACHSE, Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist January, 1941 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 95183 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF- CALIFORNIA DAV I 1 DIVISION OF...A. Logan, District Mining Engineer C. Jenkins, Chief Geologist McK. Laizure, District W. Burling...Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas
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