| Deposit ID | 10007657 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | C011952 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yellow Metal |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Rod, Beth, Wedge, Jeffersonian |
| Related records | 10115934 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.63964, 39.44656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1780 |
| Relative position | 7 MI NE GRANITEVILLE |
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 | 012E | 09 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $6.80 AU/TON, $4 IN SULFIDES/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry |
| Rock unit name | Calaveras Complex |
| Rock description | Calaveras Complex |
| (1) | -120.63964, 39.44656 |
|---|
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 E |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Graniteville |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | C011952 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 42 .
MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 258 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PATENTED 91.253 AC 5 CLAIMS. INCLUDES YELLOW METAL, GOLDEN ROD, DOLLARSIGN, BETH, BETH EXT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN. DESCRIBED AS A BROWN PORPHYRY DIKE OF MINERALIZED STOCKWORK SHOT FULL OF QUARTZ STRINGERS & KIDNEYS. |
| 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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