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Primrose

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086580
MRDS ID X025557
Record type Site
Current site name Primrose
Related records 10237837

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.69742, 39.6046 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. NW OF SIERRA CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sierra City(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 011E 11,12,13 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SE 1/4 11 SW 1/4 12, NW 1/4 13

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.69742, 39.6046
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 VEINS UP TO 15 FT. THICK. PRIMROSE VEIN STRIKES N, DIPS 80 W & IS 15 FT OR MORE IN PLACES; FOOTWALL IS QUARTZITE & SERP, HANGING WALL SLATE: ASSOC. W A SIDE VEIN. DE LONG VEIN STRIKES N26W, DIPS E UP TO 14 FT. THICK, STRIKES PARALLEL TO SLATE SCHISTOSITY & HAS FOR SURFACE HANGING WALL A DIKE OF CHOCOLATE-COLORED LAVA CONTAINING BRECCIATED QTZ.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • PRIMROSE VEIN IDLE SINCE 1888. DE LONG VEIN WORKED RECENTLY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • PRIMROSE SHAFT 180 FT. DEEP. 2 ADITS 1000 FT. & 20 FT. DE LONG SHAFT 105 FT. PARTLY FLOODED, & 20-25 FT. DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCCULLOCH, W. C., OESTERLING, W. A., SPURCK, W. H., & TISCHLER, M. S., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N CALIF.: SO PACIFIC COMPANY, VOL. 2 , P. 51.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 168 , 169.

  • Production

    MCCULLOCH ETAL, 1964.

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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