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Dawn of Hope and Dutch Creek Groups

Past Producer in Trinity 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035871
MRDS ID M023807
Record type Site
Current site name Dawn of Hope and Dutch Creek Groups
Related records 10165980

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.03472, 40.66485 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Relative position 2 MI. S. CHAPMAN RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Junction City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 010W 06 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Copley Meta-Andesite
    Rock description Copley Meta-Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.03472, 40.66485
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 45 TO 60 NE
    Thickness 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $4 ORE INDICATED FROM CROSSCUT DRIVEN ON DUTCH CREEK GROUP

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE CUTS FOR 500 FT. ALONG STRIKE; 40 FT. CROSSCUT-ADIT, 30 FT. BELOW SURFACE AND 40 FT. OF DRIFTING. SOME STOPING DONE ON DRIFT YEARS BEFORE. SMALL MILLSITE. QUARTZ BODY ON DUTCH CREEK GP. EXPOSED BY DITCH LINE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROD COMMENTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 1, P. 33

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DAWN OF HOPE GROUP: VEIN, 6-18 IN. THICK. DUTCH CREEK GP: LARGE BODY OF QUARTZ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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