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Liberty

Occurrence in Humboldt 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092282
MRDS ID M008826
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty
Related records 10139007

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.53308, 41.37066 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ON LITTLE WILDER CREEK, MAKES IT APPEAR THAT HIS IS LATER NAME FOR PROSPECT HILL MINE NEAR N1/4 COR. SEC. 6. STRIKES N55 DEG. E, DIPS STEEPLY SE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orleans(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Klamath(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers 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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 011N 006E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.53308, 41.37066
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner F. W. Harley

Comments on the production information

  • ORE CONTAINS IRON OXIDES WEATHERED FROM ORIGINAL SULPHIDES, AND IS SAID TO ASSAY $10 PER TON IN GOLD. AN ATTEMPT TO MILL THE QUARTZ ON A SMALL SCALE WAS MADE BUT LITTLE PRODUCTION RESULTED. ONLY ASSESSMENT WORK BEING DONE. PRODUCED $7000 IN 1920.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, 175 FT. IN LENGTH; OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, P. 510

  • Deposit

    REPT. 8, P. 505

  • Deposit

    USGS PSFC NOTES FIG. 4

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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