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Red Ledge

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031922
MRDS ID M011733
Record type Site
Current site name Red Ledge
Related records 10163996

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.80347, 39.33834 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(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)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest 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 017N 010E 12,13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.80347, 39.33834
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ LODE ALONG MAJOR FAULT BETWEEN SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS AND AMPHIBOLE SCHIST OF THE TIGHTNER FM.; 10-30' LODE EXTENDS ABOUT 8000'; GOLD OCCURS AS LEAVES AND PLATES IN QUARTZ OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY MARIPOSITE AND ANKERITE GANGUE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 31

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE THAN $25,000 IN "SPECIMEN" GOLD REPORTED MINED VIA 50' ADIT TO VEIN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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