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Rising Sun

Past Producer in Sierra 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086538
MRDS ID X025450
Record type Site
Current site name Rising Sun
Alternate or previous names Cedar & Baltimore, Monroe
Related records 10164918

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.92826, 39.47405 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI E OF ALLEGHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pike(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)

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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 010E 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MILL GRADE ORE W SML FAIRLY NUMEROUS PATCHES OF HIGH GRADE ORE.

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 > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.92826, 39.47405
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNE
    Dip W
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAIN VEIN, RISING SUN, STRIKES N 8 E, DIPS 60 - 85 W, AVE 75 W. IRREGULAR, W SPLITS & STRINGERS, MOSTLY NOT MORE THAN 2 1/2 FT THICK MINOR REVERSE FAULTS APPROX PARALLEL TO VEIN. COUNTRY ROCK INCLUDES BESIDES USUAL AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, ALSO BAND OF DARK QTZ-CHLORITE SCHIST & HORNBLENDE-MICA SCHIST THE MORE MASSIVE PHASES FOUND TO S ARE LACKING HERE. SCHIST CONTAINS SML QTZ STRINGERS PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY. 2 ORE SHOOTS: 1 WHERE VEIN SPLITS IN 25 FT HORSE, & REUNITES AGAIN; 2ND, IS S PART OF CAVED ADIT. IN 1ST THERE ARE SHARP MINOR STRIKE & DIP CHGS. & NUMEROUS QTZ STRINGERS & MINOR GOUGE IN WALLS. CEDAR VEIN STRIKES NNW, DIPS W, IS THE W EXTENSION OF EASTERN STAR VEIN, & IS FAULTED BY W DIPPING VEIN PARALLEL TO RISING SUN, 900 FT E, WHICH MAY BE SAME IS SML DISPLACEMENT AT FACE OF ADIT. SERPENTINE & GABBRO DIKES NEARBY DONT OUTCROP IN VICINITY OF VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ALL REPORTED PRODUCTION IS FROM RISING SUN VEIN.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS ON RISING SUN W 500 FT DRIFTS. ADIT & SEVERAL CUTS ON CEDAR VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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