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Hole In the Earth No. 2

Occurrence in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10189888
MAS/MILS ID 0060931831
Record type Site
Current site name Hole In the Earth No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -123.08442, 41.29064 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanners Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Klamath 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 Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040 N 011 W 35 NW California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCAT:2 MI E. OF SAWYERS BAR ON WHITE GULCH RD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -123.08442, 41.29064
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Whole Earth Mining
    ID 404506
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPT MAY 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-1996 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 05/20/1982
MSHA mine ID0404506
Mine name (MSHA)Hole In The Earth #1
Current operatorWhole Earth Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Wadstein Glenn E
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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