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Surcease Bunker Hill and Treasure Hill

Producer in Butte county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028560
MRDS ID M005597
Record type Site
Current site name Surcease Bunker Hill and Treasure Hill
Related records 10260398

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.45928, 39.6908 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Berry Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Plumas 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 Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021N 005E 04,05,06,07 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.45928, 39.6908
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hoefling Brothers
    Home office Sacramento Ca.

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED IN 1914-16 AND REPORTED TO HAVE PRODUCED $17,000 FROM ORE THAT YIELDED $7 A TON IN FREE GOLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN OVER $200,000 TO DATE. THE LARGER PART OF ORE MINED AVERAGED $9 A TON. LARGE GOLD-SILVER PRODUCTION 1924-43

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 430-432, 452, R. 26 PP. 381-382; J. V. 53, NOS. 2 & 4, JULY-OCT., 1957, PP. 423-4234

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1,821.94 ACRES PATENTED. BASE METAL RECOVERED ABOUT 30,000 LB. FROM SULPHIDES SAVED IN GOLD CONCENTRATES. ORE IS AURIFEROUS PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, MARCASITE, GALENA, LIMONITE, COVELLITE, BORNITE, PYRRHOTITE, NATIVE ANTIMONY AND BURNONITE. TREASURE HILL MINE - MINERAL UNKNOWN - IS NEAR E 1/4 COR. SEC. 5 (BIG BAND QUAD). INACTIVE . 1,3,12 - 2 1/4E APPEAR TO BE JUST PROPERTY, 25 - 2 2/4E APPEAR TO BE JUST PROPERTY, 4 - 2 1/5E APPEAR TO BE JUST PROPERTY . NO EVIDENCE OF MINERALS FOUND IN THESE SECTIONS BUT THERE WERE APPARENTLY CLAIMS ON THESE TWO VEINS DIP 20-40 DEG. E; STRIKE N. 10 DEG. - 30 DEG. W. SHAFTS SLOPE TO NE. 26TH REPT. DESCRIBE PROPERTY AS IN 5, 6 & 7 - 2 1/5 . NO MAPS AVAILBALE SHUT DOWN BY WFB IN 1942. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 54-55, INCLUDES SEC. 4 IN THIS GROUP. ALSO STATES THAT GOLD AND BYPRODUCT SILVER, LEAD, COPPER, AND ZINC MINED 1930-42

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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