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French Corral

Occurrence in Nevada 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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261707
MRDS ID M010866
MAS/MILS ID 0060570051
Record type Site
Current site name French Corral
Related records 10031681

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -121.15494, 39.31848 (WGS84)
Elevation 530
Location accuracy 1000(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

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 23 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -121.15494, 39.31848
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR OF MINES AND GLG. V 37,#3,JULY 1941, PL3;

  • Deposit

    1700 ACRES INCLUDES THE KATE HAYES,ESPERANCE,FRASER AND ALEX

  • Deposit

    BEDROCK TUNNEL, AND MILTON PLACER MINES;

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 07/05/2016
MSHA mine ID0405046
Mine name (MSHA)French Corral Mine
Current operatorCalifornia Natural Resources LP
Current controller (parent)James Shue; Todd Bracken
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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