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Wyoming & Wyoming Ext.

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034847
MRDS ID M021776
Record type Site
Current site name Wyoming & Wyoming Ext.
Alternate or previous names Dead River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.85381, 39.47155 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. W OF 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 33,34 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ON LAVA RIDGE N OF GENERAL SHERMAN CLAIM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SHOOT OF HIGH GRADE ORE SAID TO BE AT SERPENTINE CONTACT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.85381, 39.47155
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • A VEIN FOUND IN OLD DEAD RIVER PLACER ADIT, W ORE SHOOT SAID TO BE SAME ATTITUDE AS GEN. SHERMAN MINE VEIN - N 05 W 50 W, BUT FROM RELATIONS S OF LAVA CAP A SERPENTINE BELT MAY INTERVENE, OR IS FAULTED BY VEIN. PART OF SYSTEM OF N VEINS W W DIP EXTENDING FROM NORTH STAR AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE SPOOHN & INCLUDING MUGWUMP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ADIT, CAVED BEFORE VEIN WAS DEVELOPED. CROSSCUTS WERE STARTED FROM BOTH ORIENTAL & FROM TIGHTNER - OR 250 LEVEL OF SIXTEEN TO-ONE MINE) - IN 1932 , FERGUSON STATES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 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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