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Porter

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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028445
MRDS ID M005410
Record type Site
Current site name Porter
Related records 10186881

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.54939, 39.74987 (WGS84)
Relative position NE 1/4 NW 1/4; SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherokee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

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 022N 004E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.54939, 39.74987
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sidney Wellington
    Home office Oroville, Ca.

Comments on the production information

  • SOME PRODUCTION PREVIOUS TO 1870 - NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION SINCE

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE PART OF IT HAS BEEN WORKED TO A DEPTH OF 10 FEET FOR A LENGTH OF 300 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45, #3, P. 450; R. 26, P. 378

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO EVIDENCE OF AU IN SEC. 17

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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