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Mountain

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086593
MRDS ID X025577
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain
Alternate or previous names Bonanza
Related records 10262010, 10116511

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.63047, 39.59682 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 2 MI. N 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 012E 16 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. NW 1/4 SE 1/4

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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.63047, 39.59682
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW
    Dip 60 E
    Thickness 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 10 - 20 FT. THICK QTZ. VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS, TOTAL 2200 FT

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. 52 .

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 60 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC. 1918 , P. 105 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , SIERRA CO.: CSMB 13TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 371 , 372 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE, 1920

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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