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Poker Flat Drift Prospect

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262174
MRDS ID W025504
MAS/MILS ID 0060910334
Record type Site
Current site name Poker Flat Drift Prospect
Alternate or previous names West Yuba Rare Ii Area
Related records 10077677

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.84544, 39.69268 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
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 10 NWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 56
USGS model code 17a
Deposit model name Placer Au

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.84544, 39.69268
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLEW, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST,

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., P. 55.

  • Deposit

    WHITE,. W. W., III, AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION

  • Deposit

    OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND

  • Deposit

    5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U. S.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 71-83, P.

  • Deposit

    CA DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, 1970, P. 108.

  • Deposit

    CA STATE DIV. OF MINES, 38TH REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST,

  • Deposit

    1942, P. 16 AND 63.

  • Deposit

    CA STATE DIV. OF MINES, 25TH REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST,

  • Deposit

    1929, P. 196.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1994 Scott U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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