Slate Creek — SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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Slate Creek — SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
Report from John Cline I have mined several areas on the Slate Creek. The Slate Creek was filled with white quartz cobble from the many hydraulic mines. As a recreational, weekender miner, I'll recover about an ounce or so in a week, working by myself. It's common to find quartz with gold in it or on it. This last summer, I found several pieces that weighted from 7 gains to 17 pennyweight.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: sierra_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: SLATE CREEK. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Report from John Cline I have mined several areas on the Slate Creek. The Slate Creek was filled with white quartz cobble from the many hydraulic mines. As a recreational, weekender miner, I'll recover about an ounce or so in a week, working by myself. It's common to find quartz with gold in it or on it. This last summer, I found several pieces that weighted from 7 gains to 17 pennyweight.
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