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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031742
MRDS ID M011162
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.06576, 39.24461 (WGS84)
Relative position N1/2 (ON DEER CREEK)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grass Valley(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 016N 008E 15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.06576, 39.24461
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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 Deer Creek Placer Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECTING BEGUN IN 1929 TO DETERMINE VALUE OF THE GROUND. A TEST RUN OF 1300 CU. YDS. HAD AN AVERAGE RECOVERY OF 20-7/8 CENTS A CU. YD., BUT BEDROCK GAVE PAN SAMPLES INDICATING A GOLD CONTENT OF SEVERAL DOLLARS A YARD, IT WAS REPORTED.

Comments on the workings information

  • PLANT WITH CAPACITY OF 30 CU. YDS. PER HOUR INSTALLED IN 1929; A LARGER PLANT WAS PLANNED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXVI, P. 131

  • Deposit

    BULL. 135

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAND WAS FORMERLY HELD BY INTERNATIONAL RARE METALS CO. WHO MADE A FAILURE OF THEIR PROSPECTING PROJECT.

Reporter information

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

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