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Ben Franklin

Producer in Nevada 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. 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 10110835
MRDS ID W024320
Record type Site
Current site name Ben Franklin
Related records 10285799

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.04409, 39.17878 (WGS84)

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 Bear(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 015N 008E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.04409, 39.17878
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES AND GLG V 37 NO 3JULY 1941 385 6 445;

  • Deposit

    COMPRISES 30 ACRES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-NOV-1997 Oland, G. P. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey REPLACING LOST LOCATION.
Editor 08-MAY-1998 Mason, George U.S. Geological Survey OLAND AND ORRIS MERGED RECORDS

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