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Gold Belt Mcdow

Occurrence in Lassen 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 10030745
MRDS ID M009094
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Belt Mcdow
Related records 10260688

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.70862, 40.34462 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lassen(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Diamond Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lassen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 011E 23,25,26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.70862, 40.34462
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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 George N. Mcdow - Diamond Mt. Mine Co.
    First year 1936

Comments on the production information

  • SOME OF THE ORE EXPOSED IN WORKINGS IS SAID TO HAVE AVERAGED $5 PER TON. MILL WAS BEING DISMANTLED IN AUGUST, 1928.

Comments on the workings information

  • 180-FT. CROSS-CUT TUNNEL AND DRIFTING FOR NEARLY 300 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, OCT. 1936, PP. 437-9

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXV, P. 7

  • Deposit

    REPT. 12, P. 149; CALIF. REPT. 15, P. 236; MR-24

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OF MOST CONCERN IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY ARE SEVERAL TRANSVERSE (CROSS) FAULTS WHICH OFFSET THE VEIN IN AT LEAST THREE PLACES. FINE CRYSTALLINE PYRITE OCCURS IN PATCHES IN THE QUARTZ AND ON CAVITY LININGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 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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