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Moonshine

Past Producer in Sierra 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103101
MRDS ID M021712
Record type Site
Current site name Moonshine
Related records 10286733

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.85797, 39.45656 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. SW OF ALLEGHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alleghany(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)

Federal lands

Tahoe 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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 010E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.85797, 39.45656
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 45 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • 6 IN. THICK VEIN, SAID TO BE TRACEABLE ON SERPENTINE CONTACT FOR 600 FT.. CLAIM ADJOINS KENTON-KING SOLOMON ON E..

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 35 FT. ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 60 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1922 , QTZ. MINING IN THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, SIERRA CO.: CSMB 18TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 18 , NO. 10 , P. 510 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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