| Deposit ID | 10101285 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | C011489 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Federal Loan & Consols |
| Alternate or previous names | Federal Loan Quartz Mine |
| Related records | 10140330 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.96214, 39.26628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI. E NEVADA CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Bloomfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truckee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Nevada |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 009E | 09,10 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CONCENTRATES AVG. $100/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Calaveras Formation |
| Rock description | Calaveras Formation |
| (1) | -120.96214, 39.26628 |
|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 S |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nevada City |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | C011489 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
MAC BOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 169 .
HOBSON, J. B., WILTSEE, E. A., 1893 , NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11 , P. 290 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, AVG 1 FT. THICK, 4 - 6 % SULFIDES |
| Deposit | PATENTED 17.40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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