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Phoenix

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086597
MRDS ID X025583
Record type Site
Current site name Phoenix
Related records 10116571, 10116635

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62297, 39.57906 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 1 MI NE 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

Haypress Valley(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 21,22,27,28 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. ADIT SHOWN IN SW 1/4 22

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • .27 OZ/TON REPORTED FROM STOPES ABOVE ADIT LEVEL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 12 PER CENT CONCENTRATES GO $150/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62297, 39.57906
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 68 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 1/2 FT. THICK VEIN, W. QTZ. GOUGE ON BOTH WALLS, BLUE DIORITE FOOTWALL, PORPHYRY HANGING WALL. DIPS 63 - 74 N. 3 ORE SHOOTS: 1) 125 FT. BY 3 FT.; 2) 50 FT. B. 3 FT. THICK; 84 FT. BY 3 FT. THICK. ADJOINS SIERRA BUTTES, BUTTE SADDLE, MOUNTAIN VIEW & J. H. HENDERSON CLAIMS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE FROM $4 - 8/TON

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 60.705HA

Comments on the workings information

  • 700 FT. ADIT, 800 FT. DRIFTS, 112 FT. WINZE, 150 FT. RAISE. CAVED SHAFTS. SURFACE WORKINGS.

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. 53 .

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 62 .

  • Deposit

    MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC. 1918 , P. 111 , 112 .

  • Production

    MACBOYLE, 1920

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, ORE SHOOTS

Reporter information

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

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