Sol Wood Mine

Past 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10165277
MAS/MILS ID 0060910104
Record type Site
Current site name Sol Wood Mine
Alternate or previous names West Yuba Rare Ii Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.84664, 39.62068 (WGS84)
Elevation 1703
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

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
Mount Diablo 020 N 010 E 10 NENENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.84664, 39.62068

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Folsom, Anna
    ID 404309
    Home office California
    Year 1979
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Costa, Anna
    ID 404309
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Vernon Huffman-Lessee
    ID 404309

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE

  • Deposit

    MINERALOGIST: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 69.

  • Deposit

    WHITNEY, J. D., 1865, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA:

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, VOL. 1, PHILADELPHIA, 498 P.

  • Deposit

    WHITNEY, J. D., 1879, THE AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF THE SIERRA

  • Deposit

    NEVADA: MEM. MUS. COMP. ZOOL., HAVARD COLLEGE., V. 6,

  • Deposit

    569 P.

  • Deposit

    WHITE, W. W., III, AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION

  • Deposit

    OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND

  • Deposit

    5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U. S.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 71-83.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRAVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT 16,000 CUBIC YARDS OF INDICATED AND INFERRED SUBECONOMIC RESOURCES AVERAGE 0.081 OZ GOLD PER CUBIC YARD OF GRAVEL (2,600 INDICATED) (13,400 INFERRED).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAY-1990 Scott 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 08/30/1983
MSHA mine ID0404309
Mine name (MSHA)Solwoods Mine
Current operatorSolwoods Mine Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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