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Gautier Ranch

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031693
MRDS ID M010896
Record type Site
Current site name Gautier Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.09686, 39.04017 (WGS84)
Elevation 442
Relative position 9 MILES SOUTH TO AUBURN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Combie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(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 014N 008E 28,29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.09686, 39.04017
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 4 W
    Dip 80 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: WALLS ARE SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spenceville

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gautier, William
    First year 1908

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD VERTICAL SHAFT, 80 FT. DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CA. MIN. BUR., P. 86

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 451

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN IS AN IRON-STAINED PORPHYRY AND RHYOLITE WITH SOME LIMONITE, 30 FT. WIDE IN PLACES
Deposit COMPRISED OF 320 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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