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Western Copper Co. 1923

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031663
MRDS ID M010810
Record type Site
Current site name Western Copper Co. 1923

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.26129, 39.15962 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Granite Chief(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(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)

Granite Chief Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 15N 06E 12,13 California

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :FEDERAL (UNCLASS.)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.26129, 39.15962
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, GALENA, OTHER SULPHIDES, AND MALACHITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, SHAFTS, DRIFTING - CLAIMS HAVE VARIOUS WORKINGS. SOME ARE CARRIED SEPARATELY BY CARDS FOR THIS SECTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT 20 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONS. OF GOLDEN EAGLE, INDEX, LEGION CLAIMS (FORMERLY MINERAL HILL M. & S. CO.), ARKANSAS TRAVELER, LAST CHANCE, JACKSON, 16 TO 1, SAN FRANCISCO, PHILADEPHIA AND AMERICAN PATENTED CLAIMS AND 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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