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Lydia Placer

Occurrence in Butte 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 10028414
MRDS ID M005366
Record type Site
Current site name Lydia Placer
Related records 10187596

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.58838, 39.89363 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stirling City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024N 003E 05,36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.58838, 39.89363
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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 Sterling City

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner George L. Campbell
    Home office Paradise, Ca.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 447; R. 26 P. 398

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9.17 ACRES PATENTED. PROFITABLY WORKED UNTIL DEPRIVED OF A CHEAP WATER SUPPLY. A LENGTH OF 250 FEET OUT OF 750 FEET OF CHANNEL ON THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN WORKED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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