| Deposit ID | 10007642 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | C011917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spanish Qtz. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.72547, 39.38072 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | 2 MI. S CHERRY HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Graniteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Nevada |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 011E | 30,19,31 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | EST. ASSAYS .18 - .30 OZ. AU, 2 - 3 OZ AG, 0.6 % CU, 1.5 % PB, 2 % ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -120.72547, 39.38072 |
|---|
| Strike | N 10 - 15 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 NE |
| Thickness | 27.43M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3048M |
| Overall depth | 233.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | C011917 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 428 - 429 .
MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 249 .
LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 128 - 129 .
GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 584 .
5) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 41 .
MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 ) LOGAN ( 1941 )
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, 4 FT. THICK. 2 TYPES OF ORE: AU-PYRITE IN QTZ. AND HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED HOST-ROCK GANGUE, AND AU ASSOC. W/SULFIDES IN QTZ.-BARITE GANGUE. |
| Deposit | PATENTED 180 ACRES. INCLUDES AMERICAN, SPANISH, SANTA ANITA, SANTA ANITA EXT., PINE TREE, SINGLETON, GRIZZLY, SAVAGE & MEXICAN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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