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South Yuba River

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031920
MRDS ID M011729
Record type Site
Current site name South Yuba River
Related records 10140139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.88075, 39.33831 (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

North Bloomfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(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 010E 09,11,17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided)
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC. MAY BE AURIFEROUS; ARE AMENABLE TO PLACER MINING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 58

  • Deposit

    FOLIO 66

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLUE LEAD MINE ON NORTH LINE NE1/4 SEC. 9; TUNNEL IN NW1/4 SEC. 17. AU RIVER GRAVEL IN 11.

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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Authoritative California resources

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