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Big Bend

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095112
MRDS ID M010870
Record type Site
Current site name Big Bend
Related records 10115627

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.14271, 39.29767 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES SE TO GRASS VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Corral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 007E 25,36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.14271, 39.29767
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name French Corral

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Pherson, A. F.
    First year 1908

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Comments on the workings information

  • 18 FT. ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 199 .

  • Deposit

    MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 82

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN IS AN IRON-STAINED SCHIST 120 FT. WIDE ON THE SURFACE.
Deposit COMPRISES 60 ACRES. VALUES IN GOLD, COPPER AND SILVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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