Morris Ravine

Past Producer in Butte 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 10114386
MRDS ID M005379
MAS/MILS ID 0060070086
Record type Site
Current site name Morris Ravine
Alternate or previous names Butterfly, Goodall and Perkins
Related records 10028425

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.54545, 39.56598 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oroville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020 N 004 E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.54545, 39.56598

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF DIV OF MINES J VOL 45 NO 3 P 449 AND 429 B 135 P 234

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 02/28/2001
MSHA mine ID0405407
Mine name (MSHA)Morris Ravine Mine
Current operatorMineral Resources LLC
Current controller (parent)MRLLC Investors LTD
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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