| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.84664, 39.62068 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1703 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 020 N | 010 E | 10 | NENENW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -120.84664, 39.62068 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060910104 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404309 |
MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE
MINERALOGIST: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 69.
WHITNEY, J. D., 1865, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA:
GEOLOGY, VOL. 1, PHILADELPHIA, 498 P.
WHITNEY, J. D., 1879, THE AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA: MEM. MUS. COMP. ZOOL., HAVARD COLLEGE., V. 6,
569 P.
WHITE, W. W., III, AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION
OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND
5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U. S.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 71-83.
| 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). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAY-1990 | Scott | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/30/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404309 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Solwoods Mine |
| Current operator | Solwoods Mine Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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