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Alta Hill Gravel Nos. 2 and 3

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 10031757
MRDS ID M011193
Record type Site
Current site name Alta Hill Gravel Nos. 2 and 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.06576, 39.23017 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR OLD HOPE SHAFT. SW1/4

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 22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.06576, 39.23017
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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 Grass Valley Gold Mines
    First year 1923

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, PROBABLY OLD HYDRAULIC WORKINGS. SHAFT SUNK IN 1923 TO 415 FT. DEPTH WITH CROSSCUTS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. AT DEPTH OF ABOUT 275 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, PLS. 2 AND 3

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 194, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 29, NEVADA CITY, 1896, GRASS VALLEY TOPO MAP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPORT 20 OF STATE MINERALOGIST P.10. TWO CLAIMS, THE HENRY MORGAN AND ALTA HILL LODES, COMPRISING 19.73 ACRES. PLS. 2 AND 3, V. 37, NO. 3, SHOW THE LOCATION IN THE NW1/4, NE1/4 AND SE1/4 OF SW1/4, BORDERING THE CLAIM OF THE HOPE GRAVEL MNG. CO., BUT PL. 1, USGS P. P. 194 SHOWS THE SHAFTS BOTH LIE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE CLAIM OF THE HOPE GRAVEL MNG. CO.

Reporter information

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

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