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California · Butte County

Jenny May

Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
California
County
Butte
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former lode Au mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 8, T20N, R5E, MDM, 1.5 km (5,000 feet) NW of Mount Hope (coordinates of record), along Canyon Creek (0.5 miles NW of the Schaefer Ranch). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000…

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Quartz
  • Gold
  • Native Gold
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 74183

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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