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Volo

Occurrence in Placer 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 10031991
MRDS ID M012023
Record type Site
Current site name Volo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.71121, 39.06016 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Michigan Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(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 Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.71121, 39.06016
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE CLAYEY SILICEOUS ROCK CONTAINING QUARTZ IRON OXIDES & FREE GOLD. ASSAYS SHOWED 0.08 OZ. GOLD PER TON & A TRACE OF SILVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5790, P.12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL EXTRACTION OF GOLD BY USBM SHOWED UNION CYANIDATION GAVE EXCELLENT EXTRACTION.

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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