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Excelsior 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10238120
MRDS ID W025546
MAS/MILS ID 0060910279
Record type Site
Current site name Excelsior Mine
Alternate or previous names St. Lawrence Mine, Expire, West Yuba Rare Ii Area, Excelsior
Related records 10165149, 10077701

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.84824, 39.60068 (WGS84)
Elevation 1594
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Downieville(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 020 N 010 E 15 SESWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.84824, 39.60068
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR MINES & GLG V 38,#1,JAN1942 ,P 55;

  • Deposit

    860 ACRES-HYDRAULICED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Scott 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

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