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Dinero Mining Co.

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. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007607
MRDS ID C011851
Record type Site
Current site name Dinero Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71825, 39.34545 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. ENE OMEGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(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 Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 011E 11,14,15 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4 NW 1/4 14

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.71825, 39.34545
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Qtz. Veins In Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

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

  • OVER $2,000,000 IN AU, AG. EST. $6 - $8 AU + AG/TON REPORTED FROM LODE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 487.68M
    Overall depth 292.61M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, SHAFTS

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER 341 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 32 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 151 .

  • Production

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. ( 1964 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS W/1 % BASE METAL SULFIDES
Deposit COMPANY PURCHASED YUBA GP. INCLUDING WASHINGTON MINE IN 1915 . SEE YUBA CONS. ; 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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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