Yuba Placer Dredge 21

Plant in Yuba 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10214788
MRDS ID W026089
MAS/MILS ID 0061150178
Record type Site
Current site name Yuba Placer Dredge 21
Alternate or previous names Cal Sierra Development, Yuba Gold Fields, Dredge #21.
Related records 10111249, 10165799

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.45795, 39.18488 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuba(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Browns Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Yuba

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 005 E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.45795, 39.18488

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Yuba River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Yuba Placer Gold Co.
    ID 0404361
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cal Sierra Development Inc (Owner Of Yuba Placer Au Co.)
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY NAME CHANGED FORM YUBA WESTGOLD (WEST GOLD) INC. TO CAL SIERREA DEVELOPMENT INC. OWNER OF YUBA PLACER GOLD COMPANY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 86182550mt ore
    Total resources 86182550mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.002 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES AS OF 1992 LISTED AS 76 MILLION CU YRDS CONTAINING 457,659 OZ OF GOLD, (0.006 OZ/CUYD). ORE UNITS FOR "R" RECORD 1 CONVERTED FROM CUBIC YARDS TO CUBIC METRIC TONS, SEE "R" REF.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P152.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOKS, 1996, 1997.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPEICAL PUBL. 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF LISTING OF 03/95.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1993, P193, "YUBA WESTGOLD INC."

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P54, "CAL SIERRA DEVEL. INC."

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P152, "CAL SERRIA DEVELOP-

  • Deposit

    MENT".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/11/1989
MSHA mine ID0404361
Mine name (MSHA)Retort & Gold Circuit
Current operatorYuba Natural Resources Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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