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Golden Center Gp

Past Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101256
MRDS ID C011254
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Center Gp

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.07021, 39.21489 (WGS84)
Relative position IN GRASS VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grass Valley(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 016N 008E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.07021, 39.21489
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 E
    Dip 38 NW
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Grass Valley

Comments on the production information

  • DROMEDARY VEIN YIELDED ORE AT $10 - $60 AU/TON, 2 % SULFIDES AT $50 AU/TON 35000 LBS. CU AND 15000 LBS PB AS BY PRODUCTS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3048M
    Overall depth 579.12M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINE, WINZE, RAISE 7 LEVELS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTING

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER 344 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 400 - 1 .

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 578 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 177 - 180 .

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 66 - 67 .

  • Production

    LOGAN ( 1941 ) GOODWIN ( 1953 ) MACBOYLE ( 1918 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, SEVERAL, 1 - 3 FT THICK COMBS, SHEARED & BRECCIATED TEXTURES COMMON.
Deposit CONSOLIDATION OF DROMEDURY - ROCK ROCHE & BERRIMAN. 150 ACRES. INCLUDES PEABODY, CABIN FLAT AND SCOTIA MINES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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