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Mchugh Prospect

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028411
MRDS ID M005363
Record type Site
Current site name Mchugh Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.58662, 39.89431 (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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024N 003E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.58662, 39.89431
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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 P. J. Mchugh
    Home office De Sabla, Ca.

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45, #3, P. 448, P R. 26, PP. 377-378

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 55

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUNK A PROSPECT SHAFT WHICH WAS 18 FEET DEEP ON JULY 22, 928 AND WAS ON A VEIN SAID TO PROSPECT WELL

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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