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Bear River Ext. Patented

Occurrence in Placer 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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092492
MRDS ID M012309
Record type Site
Current site name Bear River Ext. Patented

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.93797, 39.14989 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 1/2 MILES N. OF COLFAX - 2000 FT. ELEV.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chicago Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 009E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.93797, 39.14989
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PLACER - ONE HALF MILE ALONG THE BEAR RIVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colfax

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. C. Uren
    First year 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 32, NO. 1, 1936, P. 86

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 66, COLFAX

  • Deposit

    DOM 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 379

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED IN 1902 WITH AN HYDRAULIC ELEVATION. IDLE IN 1915-16. WAS THEN LISTED AS OWNED BY E. R. WARING.

Reporter information

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

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