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Dix Drift Mine

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028404
MRDS ID M005353
Record type Site
Current site name Dix Drift Mine
Related records 10114607

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.618, 39.9232 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stirling City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024N 003E 22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.618, 39.9232
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dix Butte Mining Co.
    Home office Reno, Nevada

Comments on the production information

  • THE OLDER CHANNEL, CAPPED WITH RHYOLITE, IS LOCALLY STATED TO HAVE YIELDED $7 A CUBIC YARD FOR A WIDTH OF 30 TO 60 FEET. IN THE MAIN TUNNEL SEVERAL HUNDRED CARS OF GRAVEL HAVE BEEN WASHED, WHICH RETURNED A FAIR AVERAGE IN COARSE GOLD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 442

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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