| Deposit ID | 10038014 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045264 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Relief Hill |
| Alternate or previous names | Relief |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.86186, 39.36128 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1195 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 MI EAST OF NORTH BLOOMFIELD, 10 MI NORTHEAST OF NEVADA CITY, Estimate, Probably Within Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington(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 | 010E | 04,09 | W2 (04); NE4 (09) | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | CONCENTRATES YIELDED $1,011.31/TON AU (0.22 OZ/TON, 7.5 PPM), $106.50/TON PT (0.016 OZ/TON, 550 PPB) AT 9 LB CONCENTRATE/TON GRAVEL |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.86186, 39.36128 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1851 |
| District name | North Bloomfield District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Gold Inc. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045264 |
CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 101.
LOGAN, C.A., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, P. 433-434.
LOGAN, 1941
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD M011719 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-74 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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