Moore Morris? Claim

Occurrence in Humboldt 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030583
MRDS ID M008788
Record type Site
Current site name Moore Morris? Claim
Related records 10211802

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.66446, 40.94595 (WGS84)
Relative position ON WILLOW CREEK 4 MI. W OF CHINA FLAT AT ELEV. 710'. IF ELEV. IS CORRECT CLAIM WAS IN SW1/4 SW1/4 SEC. 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers 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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 007N 005E 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.66446, 40.94595

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COARSE GOLD IN GRAVEL A FEW INCHES TO 8' THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 133

  • Deposit

    REPT. 13, P. 172

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION UNCERTAIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 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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