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Gardner's Point Mine

Producer in Sierra 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10141080
MAS/MILS ID 0060910588
Record type Site
Current site name Gardner's Point Mine
Alternate or previous names Unidentified Working

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.93324, 39.68068 (WGS84)
Elevation 1469
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Porte(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

Plumas 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
Mount Diablo 021 N 009 E 14 E2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 56
USGS model code 17a
Deposit model name Placer Au

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.93324, 39.68068
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1986
Milling method Jig

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Brush Creek Mining And Development Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Production 335 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10419.66g
  • Year 1989
    Description Silver Production 27 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 839.79g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBL. 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    ALSO LOCATED IN W 1/2 SEC. 13.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-1996 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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