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Bloomer Hill

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095255
MRDS ID M021002
Record type Site
Current site name Bloomer Hill
Alternate or previous names Chambers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.48994, 39.63738 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE FROM BLOOMER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Berry Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

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 004E 35 NE California

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SEC. 35 , UTM EST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization

Analytical data

Result $6 AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.48994, 39.63738
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 50 E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joints

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHIST DERIVED FROM IGNEOUS PORPHRY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. F. Garrette
    Home office Woodland, Ca.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS, TWO RAISES AND A SUB-LEVEL, NO. 1 ADIT, 100 FT. LONG, NO. 2 , OPEN CUT AND ADIT 125 FT. LONG, DRIVEN N 60 E, NO. 3 ADIT, 40 FT. FROM PORTAL IS AN INCLINED WINZE CONNECTS WITH SUB-LEVEL 120 FT. DEEPER, NO. 3 ADIT IS 600 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 217 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1931 : SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV.; 26 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 370 - 371

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED SULFIDES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 14-MAR-1994 Mosier, D.L. U.S. Geological Survey CORRECTED LAT.-LONG, SEC. FRACTION, COMMODITIES.
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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