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Nickerson Ranch

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031695
MRDS ID M010898
Record type Site
Current site name Nickerson Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.11075, 39.03656 (WGS84)
Relative position BY WOLF CREEK PROBABLY N1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Combie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(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 014N 008E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.11075, 39.03656
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. R. Nickerson

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE.

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT TUNNEL 200 FT. IN LENGTH TAPS THE LEDGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 194

  • Deposit

    BULL. 50, P. 194

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TESTS OF ORE FROM DUMPS SHOW A COPPER CONTENT OF 4 PERCENT. CROPPINGS ARE VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 800 FT. ALONG THE LEDGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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