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Snow Point - Later Called Howie

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 10031933
MRDS ID M011767
Record type Site
Current site name Snow Point - Later Called Howie
Related records 10231847

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.8223, 39.42486 (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

Alleghany(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 018N 010E 13,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.8223, 39.42486
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • TWELVE MEN EMPLOYED AND AN OUTPUT OF APPROXIMATELY 100 CU. YDS. PER DAY EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT MINE - VERTICAL TWO-COMPARTMENT SHAFT SUNK TO BEDROCK AT A DEPTH OF 230 FT., AND ABOUT 400 FT. OF DRIFT EXCAVATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DOM MINERAL INF. SERVICE, V. 3, NO. 9, P. 5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AN OLD PROPERTY BEING DEVELOPED IN 1950. COMPRISES 84.02 ACRES.

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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