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Sierra Standard Mng Co

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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034815
MRDS ID M021741
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Standard Mng Co
Alternate or previous names Baker
Related records 10262620

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83825, 39.58932 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI N OF DOWNIEVILLE

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 22 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue
Talc Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83825, 39.58932
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 55 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 VEINS. BIG VEIN AVE 4 FT THICK, W GOUGE & TALC, NEAR CONTACT OF SERPENTINE & PORPHYRY, DISTANCE BETW WALLS BEING 14 FT, DIPS 50 - 60 E CROSS VEIN W AU & ARSENOPYRITE, CROSSES FORMATION LAYERS OF BLK PORPHYRY, STRIKES E, 3 - 4 FT, THICK. ADJOINS OXFORD MINE.

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.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 32.376HA
    Overall length 457.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC 1918 , P. 122

  • Production

    MACBOYLE, 1920

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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