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Boss Con Qtz.

Past Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103153
MRDS ID M022057
Record type Site
Current site name Boss Con Qtz.
Alternate or previous names San Juan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.13354, 39.35655 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position 1 MI. WNW NORTH SAN JUAN

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;017N 008E;007E 06,07;01,12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation At 100 Ft. Level

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.13354, 39.35655
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 80 E
    Thickness 3.66M
    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 San Juan

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 243.84M
    Overall depth 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS. DIAMOND DRILLING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 386 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 83 .

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 575 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN ( 1957 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 2 - 12 FT. THICK
Deposit PATENTED 40.63 AC. 2 CLAIMS. AURORA & MAGNETIC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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