Ridenour Lone Pine

Occurrence in Lassen 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030753
MRDS ID M009108
Record type Site
Current site name Ridenour Lone Pine
Related records 10260680

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.6666, 40.35626 (WGS84)
Relative position NE COR. NW1/4 NW1/4.

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 012E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.6666, 40.35626

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner S. D. Ridenour

Comments on the production information

  • ONLY PRODUCTION REPORTED WAS ABOUT 200 OUNCES OF AMALGAM FROM THE ROCK TAKEN ONLY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT WORKINGS.

Comments on the workings information

  • 110-FT. TWO COMPARTMENT SHAFT WITH 70 TO 80 FT. OF DRIFT SOUTH AND 10 FT. NORTH ON 100-FT. LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY., V. 32, NO. 4,OCT. 1936, P. 441

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE GANGUE IS AN OCHRE-STAINED SUGARY QUARTZ CONTAINING SOME DRUSY VUGS AND CAVITIES. THE GOLD COULD NOT BE SEEN IN THE ROCK AND NO SULPHIDES WERE REPORTED. SEVERAL OTHER GOLD BEARING VEINS ARE REPORTED IN THE SW1/4 NW1/4

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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