Mine detail: Diamond Creek

Previously called 'Eagle Bird'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.3485, -120.69353

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver, Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:

Schist

References

MRDS	C011853
DEP	10007609
Reference	{Deposit:: IRELAND, W., 1886 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 6 , PT. 2 , P. 51 .}{Deposit:: HOBSON, J. B., 1890 , NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 10 , P. 389 - 391 .}{Deposit:: CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 188 .}{Deposit:: MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 151 .}
Reporter	Bowman, J. And Albers, J., Mosier, Dan