Dempsey Ranch

Unknown in Yuba county in California, United States with commodities Clay, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142008
MRDS ID M021081
MAS/MILS ID 0061150023
Record type Site
Current site name Dempsey Ranch
Related records 10034321

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.29074, 39.18599 (WGS84)
Elevation 305

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuba(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Smartsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Yuba

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015 N 006 E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary
Iron Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.29074, 39.18599

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES AND GEOL. V.26, P. 159.

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES AND GEOL. V.15, P. 456.

  • Deposit

    CALIF BUR MINES BULL. 38, P. 342.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YELLOW OCHER AND CLAY ARE SECONDARY COMMODITIES.

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.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.