A lode and placer Au mining area located in the area around Dillon Camp, a former mining encampment, including Dillon Creek beginning at the Del Norte County - Siskiyou County line, in proximity of Dillon Mountain and Sawtooth Mountain, the latter of which straddles the county line.

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ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Runnalds occurrence, Little Medicine Mountain, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA

References:

Wells, F.G. and Cater, F.W. (1950) Chromite deposits of Siskiyou County, California. California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part 1, chapter 2: 103.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Locality: Black Magic Graphite occurrence, Dillon Mountain, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA

References:

Mineral Property file records

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

Locality: Highlight No. 1 claim (High Light No. 1 claim), Little Medicine Mountain, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Unnamed Au placer [98], Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Blue Nose Mine, Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Copper Mountain group (Virginia claims; Barnum Bros Copper prospect), Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Dillons Hill placer, Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Carter Hydraulic Mine, Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA

Description: Placer material.

ⓘ Native Platinum

Formula: Pt

Locality: Blue Nose Mine, Blue Nose Bluff, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA

Description: Placer material.

References:

Logan, C. A. (1919) Platinum and Allied Metals in California. Bulletin 85. California State Mining Bureaup.68

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Platinum	1.AF.10	Pt
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Native Platinum	Pt
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Siskiyou County
  - Klamath Mountains
    - Dillon Creek Mining District
      - Blue Nose Bluff
        Blue Nose Mine
        Carter Hydraulic Mine
        Copper Mountain group (Virginia claims; Barnum Bros Copper prospect)
        Dillons Hill placer
        Heald Mine
        Tea Bar Mine
        Unnamed Au placer [98]

USA

California
- Siskiyou County
  - Klamath Mountains
    - Dillon Creek Mining District

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References

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

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