| Deposit ID | 10035986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M023953 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forbestown Consolidated Gold Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.26855, 39.53516 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Relative position | 1.3 MI. N. FORBESTOWN ON S. SIDE OF CANYON ON FEATHER RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Forbestown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Plumas National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 006E | 01,02,12 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FREE GOLD SAID TO BE $1.50/TON, SULFIDES FORMED 2-7% OF ORE CARRIED BALANCE. IN 1890, CON. WAS 7% OF ORE, AND CARRIED $85 IN GOLD, 9.5 OZ. AG/TON. IN 1894, IT WAS 2-3% OF ORE, YIELDING $40/TON IN AG, $20/TON IN GOLD. ELSEWHERE, IT WAS SAID TO BE $150/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -121.26855, 39.53516 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Large Stock Of Granite Lies One 1 Mile North, And Gabbrodiorite 1 Mi. South |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 20N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M023953 |
LOGAN, C.A., 1930, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 4, P. 373-375
WARING, C.A., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 216-217
MINER, J.A., 1890, BUTTE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 10, P. 126-127
LOGAN (1930)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INCLUDED 4 CLAIMS OF GOLD BANK MINE AND MILLSITE (NW 1/4 11 AND SW 1/4 2), GOLDEN QUEEN, 2 CLAIMS ADJOINING GOLD BANK ON WEST, GOLDEN KING (SEC. 1 AND N 1/2 OF NW 1/4 12), OROVILLE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 PLACERS, SHAKESPEARE MINE, MOSTLY IN YUBA COUNTY, E 1/2 10 AND MILLER MINE IN SEC. 15 (YUBA COUNTY). 1035 ACRES TOTAL. PATENTED CLAIMS WITH OTHER UNPATENTED CLAIMS. VARIOUS OLD STATISTICS ON DEPOSIT, WORKINGS AND COSTS IN MINER (1890) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN. ORE FORMS OVERLAPPING LENSES ON BOTH WALLS IN PLACES; UP TO 40 FT. THICK. ORE ON GOLDEN QUEEN CLAIMS FORMED SUBORDINATE RIBBON STRUCTURE, MOST WAS SOLID, WHITE QUARTZ |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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