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California · Nevada County

Belle of France

Unconfirmed Gold Underground

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Key facts

State
California
County
Nevada
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 3, T15N, R8E, MDM, about 3.2 km W of La Barr Meadows, E of French Ravine (2.5 miles SSW of Grass Valley). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Mineralization is a v…

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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: 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

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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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: 83855

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

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

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