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Granite Creek

CA / BC
49.49511, -120.68844View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Granite Creek is a historic mining site in British Columbia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe it as a Placer deposit. Reported specimens include Chromite, Gold, Magnetite, Platinum; logged ore minerals are Chromite, Magnetite. Production is recorded for 1876 - 1945.

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ChromiteGoldMagnetitePlatinum

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
Placer
Ore minerals
ChromiteMagnetite

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production years
1876 - 1945

Records and references

Cited references

RICE, 1947, GEOL. & MIN. DEPOSITS PRINCETON AREA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEM. 243, P. 59HOLLAND, 1950, PLACER GOLD IN B. C. : B. C. DEPT. MINES BULL. 28, P. 54 - 55HOLLAND 1950

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10038750view the source record

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Coordinates: 49.49511, -120.68844

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