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Tennessee 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237780
MRDS ID W025506
MAS/MILS ID 0060910339
Record type Site
Current site name Tennessee Mine
Alternate or previous names Scott Mine, West Yuba Rare Ii Area
Related records 10077678

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.82324, 39.69488 (WGS84)
Elevation 1658
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fillmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(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 021 N 010 E 11 NWNESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.82324, 39.69488
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1934

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR V 38,1942,P 66;

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST;

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 57 AND 58.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA

  • Deposit

    DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193 P. 109.

  • Deposit

    WHITE, W.W., III, SCOTT, D.F, BARNES, D.J., AND NEUMANN,

  • Deposit

    T.R., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA

  • Deposit

    RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND 5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS

  • Deposit

    COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORT

  • Deposit

    NO. MLA 71-83.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRAVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUN-1990 Scott U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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External references

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Authoritative California resources

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