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Clerkin Property

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031682
MRDS ID M010867
Record type Site
Current site name Clerkin Property
Related records 10188983

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.14937, 39.31766 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR FRENCH CORRAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Corral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 007E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.14937, 39.31766
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. P. Clerkin

Comments on the production information

  • CLERKIN WORKS THE PROPERTY FOR ABOUT 2 MOS. IN THE SPRING OF EACH YEAR WITH 750 MINER'S INCHES OF WATER FROM BLOODY RUN CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BUL. 135, SEC. IV, P. 263

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPRISES 156 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND, 30 TO 40 ACRES OF WHICH CONTAINS THE GOLD BEARING GRAVEL. FOR A DEPTH OF 60 TO 70 FT. THE GRAVEL CONTAINS PRACTICALLY NO GOLD; FROM 8 TO 10 FEET AT THE BOTTOM IS BLUE GRAVEL AND THE LAST FOOT CONTAINS MOST OF THE GOLD. THE APPARENT CHANNEL IS ABOUT 100 FT. WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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