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108 Acres Sierra County

Formally part of the Famous Brush Creek Mine The mines no longer are in production. The lands were sold off a few years ago to private individuals.
Brush Creek controlled nine mines in the Alleghany-Downieville district of Northern California, which produced more than
12 million ounces of placer gold and 2 million ounces of hard rock gold.

In today’s value that is 10 Billion in gold, and 1.8 billion in hard rock gold, which could be valued 4 times that for jewelry specimen.

The 108 acres has a water source at the lower level on Woodruff Creek. Power is on the majority of the property.

Good building sites with Great Views. The metal processing building still stands at the mid level.

Info regarding some close by mines:

Remember that these $ amounts are based on$20 an ounce.

Mines. Lode: Brush Creek $4 million+, Dreadnaught $50,000 to $100,000, Docile $100,000 to $200,000, Eclipse $20,000 to $50,000,
El Dorado $325,000, German Bar $200,000, Gold Canyon $750,000 to $1 million, Gold Crown, Golden King $250,000, Irelan $350,000 to $500,000,
Kate Hardy $700,000, Kenton $1 million to $1.25 million, Mariposa $50,000, Morning Glory $80,000 to $100,000, Mugwump (both lode and placer) $50,000,
North Fork (both lode and placer) $125,000, Oriflamme, Ophir, Oriental $2.85 million, Osceola, Plumbago $3.5 million, Rainbow $2.5 million,
Rainbow Extension, Red Ledge, Red Star Osceola- $200,000, Rising Sun $58,000, Shannon, Sixteen-to-One $25 million+, South Fork (both lode and placer),
Spoohn, Tightner, Twenty One, Wyoming, Yellowjacket. Drift: Bald Mountain $3.1 million, Bald Mountain Extension $500,000 to $1 million, Gold Star $250,000+,
Highland & Masonic $300,000+, Live Yankee $750,000 to $1 million, Ruby $1 million+.