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Oest Mine

Past Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032063
MRDS ID M012213
Record type Site
Current site name Oest Mine
Related records 10116005

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.0927, 39.0035 (WGS84)
Elevation 454
Relative position 7 MILES NORTH, 1/2 MILE EAST OF AUBURY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Combie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 13N 08E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.0927, 39.0035
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTH
    Dip 75 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. Oest
    First year 1908

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL PRIOR TO 1902; LESS THAN 100,000 LB. COPPER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 - COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT, DEPTH NOT DETERMINED-BUT REPORTED AS 70 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 217 - 218

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIV. OF MINES BULL. 144 REPORTS THIS MINE IN PLACER COUNTY, AUBURY, L.E., BULL. 50 REPORTS THIS MINE IN EL DORADO COUNTY COMPRISED OF 10 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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