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Hildebrand

Modoc County, California
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

2 minerals
GoldGoldQuartzQuartz

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About Hildebrand

Hildebrand is a historic mining site in Modoc, California, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Rhyolite, within the Basin And Range setting. Reported specimens include Gold, Quartz; logged ore minerals are Gold; gangue is recorded as Quartz.

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Rhyolite
Orebody form
VEIN
Tectonic setting
Basin And Range
Deposit model
151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Ore minerals
Gold
Gangue minerals
Quartz
Structure

Warner Mountains

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production size
Small

Records and references

Cited references

HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, PL. 5

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10031411 — view the source record

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Can you collect at Hildebrand?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Hildebrand?

Gold and quartz.

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Meteorite nearbyA 65 g iron meteorite was found at Fitzwater Pass in 1974, 20 miles from here.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System.

Photos: Gold by Alchemist-hp (talk) www.pse-mendelejew.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de; Quartz by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.