Mine detail: Paine Brs.

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.33461, -120.95659

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Iron
Ore:	Gold, Hematite, Psilomelane, Rhodonite
Gangue:	Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	SEAMS, STRINGERS

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Diabase
Associated type:	Slate,Argillite,Chert
Structure:	Dikes, 2 - 10 Ft. Thick, Cut Associated Rocks, Which Strike N To N 45 W And Dip 60 Ne To Nearly Vertical.
Alteration processes:	Dikes Highly Altered; Soft, Crumbly Porphyritic Rock Rich In Hematite And Limonite.

References

MRDS	C011589
DEP	10101300
Reference	{Deposit:: LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .}{Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 31 , 60 .}{Deposit:: MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 229 .}{Deposit:: TRASK, P. D., WILSON, I. F., AND SIMONS, F. S., 1943 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA, A SUMMARY REPORT: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 125 , P. 148 .}
Reporter	Bowman, J. And Albers, J.