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Boss Mine

Past Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Copper, 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 10212688
MRDS ID W024316
MAS/MILS ID 0060570013
Record type Site
Current site name Boss Mine
Alternate or previous names San Juan Mine
Related records 10076976, 10184434

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.13434, 39.35238 (WGS84)
Elevation 628
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Corral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017 N 007 E 12 SENENE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.13434, 39.35238
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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 Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF TOUR OF MINES & 61G V 37 #3 JULY,1941,PP 386-7; 446;

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO SEC 1 & 6,7 T 17N R8E;

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.