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Scotia

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, 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. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033900
MRDS ID M020550
Record type Site
Current site name Scotia
Related records 10116664

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.85742, 39.45739 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILE SOUTH OF FOREST CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 010E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.85742, 39.45739
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E - W
    Dip N
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO VALUES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 56.39M

Comments on the workings information

  • 75 FT. INCLINE SHAFT AND A TUNNEL 110 FT. REACHING 8 FT. BELOW BOTTOM OF SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , GOLD SIERRA COUNTY; 12TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 272

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ SHOWS FREE GOLD AND CARRIES COPPER SULPHURETS.

Reporter information

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

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