| Deposit ID | 10035044 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M022164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yuba Qtz |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.70492, 39.35322 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI NE OMEGA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Canyon(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Nevada |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 012E | 11 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -120.70492, 39.35322 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M022164 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS VEINS AND SOME DIKES. BEST ORE LIES IN LENTICULAR BODIES OF VEINS. 3 PORPHYRY BELTS W/CHARACTERISTIC PROPORTIONS OF AG,AU DESIGNATED; THE CAMERON THE CLINTON BELT AND THE COMSTOCK BELT. THE CAMERON LIES TO THE SOUTHWEST, IS HIGHER IN AU RELATIVE TO AG. BULLION REPORTED TO VALUE $6 - $13/OZ. ORE IN THE CLINTON BELT IS MORE ARGENTIFEROUS AND CONTAINS ONLY TRACES OF AU. THE COMSTOCK BELT LIES ALONG THE CREST OF THE SWEETWATER RANGE, BETWEEN SWEETWATER CANYON AND FERRIS CANYON. AU ASSAYS FROM 15 - 20 %. |
| Deposit | 23 PATENTED CLAIMS WHICH INCLUDE; KENTUCK, GEORGIA HOWELL, MAYBELLE, BUCK, HOPE, EASTMAN, GRANT, PROTECTION, PROTECTION NO. 2 , BLANKET MAMMOTH, SENTINEL, SOPHIA, HOMESTAKE FRACTION, NEW HOMESTAKE, RICHEY, 1896 , 1896 EXTENSION, BELLE, COLLINS, ECLIPSE, MILLSITE NO. 1 AND LAST CHANCE. 2 UNPATENTED MILLSITE CLAIMS, SILVERADO MILLSITE AND SILVERADO MILLSITE NO. 1 , OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN ADDED OR EXPANED DURING VARIOUS CONSOLIDATIONS SINCE TIME OF REFERENCES. OTHER REFERENCES TO THE PATTERSON DISTRICT APPEAR IN REPORTS TO THE STATE MINERALOGIST OR CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORTS. ABOVE INFORMATION IS PARTLY UNPUBLISHED. APPLIES TO DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, BUT MAIN PRODUCTIVE PART OF DISTRICT IS ON FALES HOT SPRINGS QUADRANGLE (Q.V.); FERRIMOLYBDENITE IN MESOZOIC GRANITE ROCK AT THE MOUTE OF GREEN CREEK IS SHOWN ON THE MAP (MAP NUMBER T2). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | PATENTED 21.91 AC ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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