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Belmont & Annex

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086535
MRDS ID X025446
Record type Site
Current site name Belmont & Annex
Related records 10189521

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.82659, 39.47267 (WGS84)
Relative position 3/4 MI ENE 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 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.82659, 39.47267
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 73 W
    Dip 60 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAIN VEIN W OCCASIONAL RIBBON STRUCTURE, UNCOMMON COARSE PYRITE. AMONG OTHER VEINS, ONE MAY FOLLOW SAME FISSURE. AS NEIGHBORING DOCILE VEIN, AND IS CUT OFF BY BELMONT VEIN: IT STRIKES A FEW DEG. N OF W, W NE DIP. ANOTHER VEIN CROPS OUT 100 FT S OF BEUMONT VEIN & MAY END AGAINST BELMONT VEIN. ANOTHER VEIN N OF BELMONT VEIN MAY LIMIT BELMONT VEIN, AND IS TRACEABLE 400 FT, AND MAY BE PROSPECTED ON N BANK OF KANAKA CREEK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION HASNT EXCEEDED. A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS TO MAIN VEIN. OTHER VEINS W CUTS & ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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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