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Eclipse

Past Producer in Sierra 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034768
MRDS ID M021669
Record type Site
Current site name Eclipse

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83881, 39.47072 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position AT ALLEGHANY

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 019N 010E 34 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EXTEND ACROSS KANAKA CREEK & ITS N FORK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83881, 39.47072
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 52 W
    Dip 52 NE
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 5-6 FT THICK QTZ AT JUNCTION OF TWO BRANCHES, CRUSHED AND SHEARED, W HANGING WALL SLIP. ALONG VEINS COUNTRY ROCK CRUSHED & INTENSELY ALTERED, NEARBY IT IS FRESH. ORE SHOOT APPARENTLY FOLLOWED BOTH JUNCTION & SHARP ROLL IN VEIN. VEIN PROBABLY FOLLOWS A NORMAL FAULT OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT. TRACEABLE TO SE ACROSS RIDGE FOR 600 FT. QTZ NOT CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT. VEINS MAY CONNECT W SNOW DRIFT TO SE & MORNING GLORY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION BETWEEN $20,000 & $50,000.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS, 1 ACCESSIBLE FROM PORTAL, ANOTHER ONLY BY WINZE FROM THE 1ST ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, ORE SHOOT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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