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French Corral

Occurrence in Nevada 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 10031681
MRDS ID M010866
Record type Site
Current site name French Corral
Related records 10261707

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.1608, 39.2906 (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)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Corral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 007E 23,24,25,35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.1608, 39.2906
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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 L. A. Smith
  • Type Owner
    Owner G. M. Standifer

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF A MILE OF CHANNEL HAD BEEN WORKED RESULTING IN AN EXCAVATION WITH BOTTOM GRAVEL REMAINING OF ABOUT 1,200,000 CU. YDS. TESTS OF WHICH IN 1938 INDICATED AVERAGE VALUE OF 41.4% CU. YD. IT WAS EXPECTED TO EXPOSE AN ADDITIONAL 2,400,000 CUBIC YARDS OF GRAVEL THAT WOULD SHOW A PROFIT IF WORKED BY MECHANICAL METHODS. SMITH HAD NOT BEGUN WORK IN 1945.

Comments on the workings information

  • HYDRAULICKING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3,JULY 1941, PL. 3

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 135, SEC. IV, P. 263-5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPRISES 1700 ACRES, INCLUDING THE KATE HAYES, ESPERANCE, FRASER AND ALEXANDER, BEDROCK TUNNEL, AND MILTON PLACER MINES.

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/05/2016
MSHA mine ID0405046
Mine name (MSHA)French Corral Mine
Current operatorCalifornia Natural Resources LP
Current controller (parent)James Shue; Todd Bracken
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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