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Hidden Treasure

Past Producer in Trinity 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035854
MRDS ID M023783
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Treasure

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.10556, 40.90678 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 2 MI. NE BACKBONE RIDGE LOOKOUT ON E. BRANCH OF E. FORK OF N. FORK OF TRINITY RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hilton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Trinity Alps Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 011W 04,09 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. LOC. EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REF. UNCERTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.10556, 40.90678
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS, SEAM
    Dip 50 SE
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 120 FT. ADIT RUN NW FROM N. BANK OF EAST BRANCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1926, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, NO. 1, P. 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 50 FT. FROM PORTAL, THE SEAM OPENS INTO A QUARTZ LENS, 50 FT. LONG, WITH A BASIC DIKE.
Deposit POSSIBLY PART OF MCCLARON GROUP HOLDINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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