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Mule Trail

Occurrence in Humboldt 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030591
MRDS ID M008800
Record type Site
Current site name Mule Trail
Related records 10212260

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.5892, 41.27177 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orleans(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Klamath(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 010N 005E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.5892, 41.27177
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner H. Van Pelt, J.K. Lewis Et Al.

Comments on the production information

  • ACCORDING TO VAN PELT, SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF GOLD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. MINE WAS EQUIPPED FOR OPERATION DURING THE SEASON 1940-41.

Comments on the workings information

  • GIANT HYDRAULIC WORKING FROM TRENCH 600 FT. LONG, 4 FT. WIDE AND 20 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, PP. 510-511

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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