Next Best Placer

Prospect in Los Angeles 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232081
MAS/MILS ID 0060370024
Record type Site
Current site name Next Best Placer
Alternate or previous names Next Rest Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.73619, 34.30312 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount San Antonio(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Gabriel(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Sheep Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 008 W 32 C California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.73619, 34.30312

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, MAP OF MINES AND

  • Deposit

    OIL FIELDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, MAP NO. 42.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1506-D, 1982, TABLE 6, P. 82.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-NOV-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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