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Loyal Gravel

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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031721
MRDS ID M011066
Record type Site
Current site name Loyal Gravel
Related records 10116040

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.03771, 39.28239 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4 (N. SIDE OF CEMENT HILL)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 008E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.03771, 39.28239
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Grass Valley

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Andrew Goering (Wife And Son)

Comments on the production information

  • GOERING STATES THAT IN BOTTOM OF ONE OF THE SHAFTS HE STRUCK "BLACK GRAVEL" CARRYING $1.50 A TON. LESSEES IN 1929 APPARENTLY FAILED TO DEVELOP GRAVEL; THE WORK WAS NEARLY ALL IN SOFT, DECOMPOSED GRANITE SAND.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED BY DRIFTING AND HYDRAULICKING IN EARLY DAYS; INCLINED SHAFTS, ONE SAID TO BE 600 FT. LEVELS, PROSPECT DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXVI, P. 133

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE NEOCENE GOLD, INC. WAS PROMOTED TO WORK THE MINE BUT AS THEY FAILED TO MEET A PAYMENT DUE, THEY LEFT THE PROPERTY IN THE SUMMER OF 1929 AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS ATTACHED BY CREDITORS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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