Minniehaha

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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10163090
MAS/MILS ID 0060070345
Record type Site
Current site name Minniehaha
Alternate or previous names Minnelaha

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.66296, 39.95407 (WGS84)
Elevation 731
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cohasset(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 024 N 003 E 08 C California

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG HWY 32, 5 MI EAST OF FOREST RANCH, NORTH ON DIAMOND NATIONAL ROAD NO. 100.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.66296, 39.95407

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bob Miller, 1380 9th St, Chico, Ca 95926
    ID 404540
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    MILS-WFOC PRODUCTION FILES

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED OCT 1981

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)

StatusAbandoned since 07/25/1983
MSHA mine ID0404540
Mine name (MSHA)Minniehaha Mine
Current operatorHidden Treasure Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Miller Bob
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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