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Plumbago Mine

Past 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189886
MRDS ID X025371
MAS/MILS ID 0060910114
Record type Site
Current site name Plumbago Mine
Related records 10086507

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.81353, 39.45209 (WGS84)
Elevation 1134
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

Alleghany(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(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 018 N 010 E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.81353, 39.45209
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY,V38 NO1JAN 1942 P63

  • Deposit

    OTHER LOCATIONS SECTIONS 1,2,12

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 05/09/2016
MSHA mine ID0403065
Mine name (MSHA)Plumbago Mine
Current operatorOriginal Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Michael M Miller
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (127 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

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Authoritative California resources

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