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Oklahoma Wonder

Past Producer in Butte 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. Alteration
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036040
MRDS ID M024032
Record type Site
Current site name Oklahoma Wonder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.51661, 39.56349 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Relative position 2 MI. N SYCAMORE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oroville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 004E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S 1/2 NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SURFACE VEIN MATERIAL PANNED WELL IN GOLD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Upper Portion Of Ore Oxidized

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.51661, 39.56349
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 35 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 FT. INCLINE. GROUND SLUICED DURING EARLIER PROSPECTING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARING, C.A., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 219-220

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUGARY QTZ. VEIN, 18 IN. THICK. CARRIED FREE GOLD. VEIN DECOMPOSED NEAR SURFACE

Reporter information

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

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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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