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Pittsburg Gold Qtz

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007551
MRDS ID C011538
Record type Site
Current site name Pittsburg Gold Qtz
Alternate or previous names Pittsburg Gp.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.01964, 39.24378 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 2 MI. NE GRASS VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grass Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(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;016N 008E;009E 13,24;18,19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.01964, 39.24378
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Normal Faults (Striking E, Dipping N) Cut Veins

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, NUMEROUS SHOOTS
    Strike N 45 E
    Dip 43 SE
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ORE FROM UPPER LEVELS EST. AVG. $60 AU/TON

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 495.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS, NUMEROUS LEVELS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 234 - 235 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE ( 1918 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, AVG. 15 IN. THICK
Deposit PATENTED 106 ACRES INCLUDES PITTSBURG & GOLD FLAT VEINS. FOR DATA ON GOLD FLAT, SEE THAT RECORD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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