Bunker Hill Mine (Luella prospect; Oro Puro), Deadwood, Poker Flat Mining District (Table Rock Mining District), Sierra County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 40' 16'' North , 120° 50' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Downieville | 282 (2011) | 12.5km |
Plumas Eureka (historical) | 339 (2011) | 14.8km |
Plumas Eureka | 339 (2017) | 20.8km |
Sierra City | 221 (2011) | 21.1km |
Graeagle | 737 (2011) | 21.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93149:3
GUID (UUID V4):
943ea4ff-9892-49e7-95df-33c11c0f6070
A former placer Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 22, T21N, R10E, MDM, 1.4 km (0.9 mile) ESE of Deadwood, in the headwaters area of Little Grizzly Creek, S of the Cloud Splitter (summit), on National Forest wilderness land (Roadless Area Review & Evaluation (RARE II) Area West Yuba Rare II Area) (located claim). First produced in 1890. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a gold-bearing, Tertiary gravel channel deposit. Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10077686 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060910351