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Occurrence in Butte 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091948
MRDS ID M005306
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.74586, 39.68031 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamlin Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021N 002E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.74586, 39.68031
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TAILINGS SYMBOLS ON TOPO MAP. MAY IN PART HAVE BEEN PIEDMONT DREDGING CO. OPERATION ON BUTTE CREEK DURING PART OF 1941; RECOVERY FROM 29,592 CU. YDS. GRAVEL WAS 121 OZ. AU AND 10 OZ. AG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 135, P. 234

  • Deposit

    CDM BULL. 184, PL. 1 -(TAILINGS IN SEC. 2-4)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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