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Rocky Glen

Past Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007631
MRDS ID C011902
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Glen
Related records 10261273

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73686, 39.42683 (WGS84)
Elevation 1609
Relative position 1 MI. S GRANITEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Graniteville(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 018N 011E 15,16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73686, 39.42683
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form RIBBON, OBLONG MASSES
    Strike N
    Dip 45 E
    Thickness 4.27M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • EST. YIELD FROM STACEY & ILLINOIS WORKINGS ( THROUGH 1919 ) $300,000 . AVG. YIELD FROM STACEY VEIN $6 - $8 ORE/TON; FROM ILLINOIS VEIN AVG. $12/TON. FROM RUSSELL RAVINE AVG. $7 ORE/TON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 3048M
    Overall depth 83.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, TUNNELS, INCLINED SHAFTS, CROSSCUTS STOPED, DRIFTING, RAISE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 242 - 243 .

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 40 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE ( 1918 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, FEW IN. - 14 FT. THICK AVG. 3 1/2 FT. THICK, ABOUT 2 IN. OF CLAY GOUGE IN WALLS.
Deposit 4 CLAIMS. INCLUDES: ILLINOIS CONS. 11 ACRES. PATENTED. STACEY 13 ACRES. PATENTED. ANNIE AND RUSSELL RAVINE. BLUE CLOUD ; 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 PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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