Golden Summit Westcott

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028498
MRDS ID M005496
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Summit Westcott
Related records 10162942

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.43773, 40.00987 (WGS84)
Relative position E 1/2. UNNAMED GOLD PLACER PROSPECT IN SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jonesville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Almanor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lassen National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025N 005E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.43773, 40.00987

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLDEN SUMMIT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A 320-ACRE PATENT ON WHICH AN 8' QUARTZ VEIN STRIKES N. 66 DEG. E. AND DIPS VERTICALLY BETWEEN SYENITE AND GREENSTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DEVELOPMENT IN 1895; 250' INCLINE SHAFT;DRIFTS 400' E AND 400' W ON 100' LEVEL, AND 300' E AND 250' W ON 200' LEVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 15, P. 217; V. 45, NO. 3,P. 443 AND PL.23

  • Deposit

    USGS P. P. 73, P. 97

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.

Authoritative California resources

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