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Foss Maguire Mcguire

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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031948
MRDS ID M011810
Record type Site
Current site name Foss Maguire Mcguire
Related records 10115639

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.78437, 39.25159 (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

Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(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)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 011E 07,18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.78437, 39.25159
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HYDRAULIC MINE - OWNERS CLAIM TO HAVE LARGE YARDAGE ON LIBERTY HILL - LOWELL HILL CHANNEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dutch Flat

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. And Mrs. William Maguire
    First year 1935

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED BY DRIFTING IN EARLY DAYS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT 23 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 95; 15TH REPT. P. 364

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 89, 92

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 66

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LISTED WITH PLACER COUNTY MINES IN REFERENCES BUT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND GEOLOGY ON FOLIO 66 INDICATE MORE LIKELY AS ABOVE.

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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