Chino Novella

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109180
MRDS ID M006759
Record type Site
Current site name Chino Novella

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5124, 38.38797 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. S OF BUMMERVILLE. NE1/4. 10 ACRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 013E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.5124, 38.38797

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ. A 1 1/2 TO 3' VEIN WITH ABUNDANT SULFIDES IN GRANODIORITE. ORE YIELDED AS MUCH AS $80 PER TON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1866-69, 1875, 1887 AND 1891; $30,000 PRODUCED IN 1869.

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 112' SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 301 AND 315

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 38-39, 144, AND PL. B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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