Triple Pocket Mine

Producer in Sierra 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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111096
MRDS ID W025387
Record type Site
Current site name Triple Pocket Mine
Related records 10237865

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83297, 39.54488 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Downieville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(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)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
019N 010E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83297, 39.54488

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    APPROX ON LINE BT SW NW SEC2 AND SE NE SEC3-IN SLUG GULCH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/20/2014
MSHA mine ID0405856
Mine name (MSHA)Triple Pocket Mine
Current operatorFred Anderson
Current controller (parent)Fred H. Anderson
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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External references

Authoritative California resources

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