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Golden Star

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034779
MRDS ID M021686
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Star
Related records 10189738

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80464, 39.55682 (WGS84)
Elevation 1166
Relative position 3 MI. E OF ALLEGHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Downieville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(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 020N 010E 36 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S FORK OF KANAKA CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MARIPOSITE SAID TO INDICATE GOOD ORE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80464, 39.55682
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 55 W
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4 VEINS. GOLD KING & GOLD QUEEN VARY IN THICKNESS TO 10 FT. DIP 40 - 70 W, BETW. BLACK SLATE WALLS. VESUVIUS V. TRENDS NW & DIPS 50 SW, VARIES FROM SEAM TO 18 IN. THICK. VICTOR VEIN UNDEVELOPED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, 3 LEVELS, ADITS, DRIFTS TOTALLING ABOUT 1000 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 56 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 177 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 13TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 377 .

  • Production

    CRAWFORD, 1896 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

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

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